conditional: global variable vs jquery element exists

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Preparation HTML

<div id="div1"></div>
<div id="not_div2"></div>
<script src="//ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script>
  var section = 'portfolio',
      not_section = 'not_portfolio';
</script>

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global variable true
if (section === 'portfolio') true;
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global variable false
if (not_section === 'portfolio') true;
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element exists
if ($('#div1').length > 0) true;
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element does not exist
if ($('#div2').length > 0) true;
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