. 2 1 % ▁Luther an ; ▁ 1 . 2 0 % ▁Epis cop al ian ; ▁ 0 . 8 4 % ▁Method ist ; ▁ 0 . 8 8 % ▁Muslim ; ▁ 0 . 6 2 % ▁Bapt ist ; ▁ 0 . 4 6 % ▁Pent ec ost al ; ▁and ▁ 0 . 0 2 % ▁Eastern ▁Orth odox ▁Christian . ▁ ▁Government ▁ ▁Local ▁government ▁Cl iff side ▁Park ▁is ▁govern ed ▁under ▁the ▁bor ough ▁form ▁of ▁New ▁Jersey ▁municipal ▁government . ▁The ▁gover ning ▁body ▁consists ▁of ▁a ▁mayor ▁and ▁a ▁bor ough ▁council , ▁with ▁all ▁positions ▁elected ▁at - large ▁on ▁a ▁part isan ▁basis ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁November ▁general ▁election . ▁A ▁mayor ▁is ▁elected ▁directly ▁by ▁the ▁vot ers ▁to ▁a ▁four - year ▁term ▁of ▁office . ▁The ▁bor ough ▁council ▁consists ▁of ▁six ▁members ▁elected ▁to ▁serve ▁three - year ▁terms ▁on ▁a ▁st agger ed ▁basis , ▁with ▁two ▁seats ▁coming ▁up ▁for ▁election ▁each ▁year ▁in ▁a ▁three - year ▁cycle . ▁The ▁bor ough ▁form ▁of ▁government ▁used ▁by ▁Cl iff side ▁Park , ▁the ▁most ▁common ▁system ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁state , ▁is ▁a ▁" weak ▁mayor ▁/ ▁strong ▁council " ▁government ▁in ▁which ▁council ▁members ▁act ▁as ▁the ▁legisl ative ▁body , ▁with ▁the ▁mayor ▁pres iding ▁at ▁meet ings ▁and ▁voting ▁only ▁in ▁the ▁event ▁of ▁a ▁tie . ▁The ▁mayor ▁can ▁v eto ▁ordin ances ▁subject ▁to ▁an ▁override ▁by