 In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Democrat Jon Corzine received 1,498 ballots cast (58.1% vs. 48.0% countywide), ahead of Republican Chris Christie with 913 votes (35.4% vs. 45.8%), Independent Chris Daggett with 91 votes (3.5% vs. 4.7%) and other candidates with 14 votes (0.5% vs. 0.5%), among the 2,578 ballots cast by the borough's 6,693 registered voters, yielding a 38.5% turnout (vs. 50.0% in the county).The Palisades Park Public School District serves students in kindergarten through twelfth grade.As of the 2014–15 school year, the district, comprising three schools, had an enrollment of 1,666 students and 144.7 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.5