[22] The village's Fourth of July Parade, first established in 1894, is said to be the longest continuously celebrated such event in New Jersey and one of the oldest in the country.

[23] The village eliminated its July 4 fireworks in 2009, citing the $50,000 cost amid a difficult economy, but has restored the tradition since then.

[1][2] The village borders the Bergen County municipalities of Bogota, Hackensack, Leonia, Little Ferry, Palisades Park, Ridgefield and Teaneck.

[26][27][28] Unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the village include Overpeck and West View.

[7] The 2010 United States census counted 12,729 people, 4,851 households, and 3,274 families in the village.

[38] As of the 2000 United States census[14] there were 12,873 people, 5,012 households, and 3,242 families residing in the village.

The Office Park also contains an AMC Movie Theater and Hilton Garden Inn Hotel.

Corporate residents of Overpeck Corporate Park include the headquarters of American Stock Transfer and Samsung Electronics America, the latter of which announced plans to move to Englewood Cliffs in 2024.

[41][42] The village is one of 30 municipalities (of the 564) statewide to use the commission form of government,[43] down from a peak of 60 early in the 20th century; Ridgefield Park is one of six Walsh Act municipalities in North Jersey and most are in shore communities.

[47][48] In June 2017, Theresa Kohles was appointed to fill the commissioner seat that became vacant following the resignation of Maggie Boyd.

[52] For the 119th United States Congress, New Jersey's 5th congressional district is represented by Josh Gottheimer (D, Wyckoff).

[55] For the 2024-2025 session, the 37th legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the New Jersey Senate by Gordon M. Johnson (D, Englewood) and in the General Assembly by Shama Haider (D, Tenafly) and Ellen Park (D, Englewood Cliffs).

As of 2025[update], the county executive is James J. Tedesco III (D, Paramus), whose four-year term of office ends December 31, 2026.

[57] Bergen County's Commissioners are: Thomas J. Sullivan Jr. (D, Montvale, 2025),[58] Chair Germaine M. Ortiz (D, Emerson, 2025),[59] Joan Voss (D, Fort Lee, 2026),[60] Vice Chair Mary J. Amoroso (D, Mahwah, 2025),[61] Rafael Marte (D, Bergenfield, 2026),[62] Steven A. Tanelli (D, North Arlington, 2027)[63] and Tracy Silna Zur (D, Franklin Lakes, 2027).

[64][65][66][67][68][69][70][71] Bergen County's constitutional officials are: Clerk John S. Hogan (D, Northvale, 2026),[72][73] Sheriff Anthony Cureton (D, Englewood, 2027)[74][75] and Surrogate Michael R. Dressler (D, Cresskill, 2026).

[85] Among the village's 2010 Census population, 51.8% (vs. 57.1% in Bergen County) were registered to vote, including 66.4% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 73.7% countywide).

[92][93] In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Democrat Jon Corzine received 1,657 ballots cast (53.7% vs. 48.0% countywide), ahead of Republican Chris Christie with 1,223 votes (39.6% vs. 45.8%), Independent Chris Daggett with 166 votes (5.4% vs. 4.7%) and other candidates with 11 votes (0.4% vs. 0.5%), among the 3,085 ballots cast by the village's 6,753 registered voters, yielding a 45.7% turnout (vs. 50.0% in the county).

[94] The Ridgefield Park Public Schools serve students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade.

[117] NJ Transit bus routes 155, 157, 161, 165, 167 and 168 provide service between Ridgefield Park and the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown Manhattan, and the 83 route provides service to Hackensack and the Journal Square Transportation Center in Jersey City.

[118][119] Scenes in the 1998 movie Rounders, starring Matt Damon and Edward Norton, were filmed in the Elks Lodge.