 In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 1,031 votes (52.7% vs. 45.8% countywide), ahead of Democrat Jon Corzine with 803 votes (41.0% vs. 48.0%), Independent Chris Daggett with 92 votes (4.7% vs. 4.7%) and other candidates with 11 votes (0.6% vs. 0.5%), among the 1,957 ballots cast by the borough's 3,630 registered voters, yielding a 53.9% turnout (vs. 50.0% in the county).The Norwood Public School District serves students in kindergarten through eighth grade at Norwood Public School.As of the 2017–18 school year, the district, comprising one school, had an enrollment of 616 students and 49.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.6