 In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 1,775 votes (53.8% vs. 45.8% countywide), ahead of Democrat Jon Corzine with 1,320 votes (40.0% vs. 48.0%), Independent Chris Daggett with 158 votes (4.8% vs. 4.7%) and other candidates with 14 votes (0.4% vs. 0.5%), among the 3,302 ballots cast by the borough's 5,745 registered voters, yielding a 57.5% turnout (vs. 50.0% in the county).The Oradell Public School District serves students in pre-kindergarten through sixth grade at Oradell Public School.As of the 2017–18 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 764 students and 62.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.2