07026 leans slightly Republican by roughly 8 points: about 46% of voters vote Democratic and 54% Republican.
About 47% of adults in 07026 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 07026, ~22% vote Democratic, ~25% Republican, and ~53% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 07026 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 07026 leans more Republican than 220 of 256 neighbors.
07026 runs about 13 points more Republican than New Jersey as a whole. New Jersey leans Democratic overall, while 07026 is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 07026. The south side runs the most Democratic (D+8) and the north side runs the most Republican (R+20), a spread of about 28 points.
Why 07026 leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per zip code to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for 07026, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
07026 votes Republican even though it is densely developed (more than 99%, far above the New Jersey average of 63%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in 07026 are family households, above 83% of zip codes. 07026 runs against the grain of New Jersey, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine low high-school-completion share and a heavily developed built environment tend to turn out at a lower rate, as 07026, NJ does.
Why turnout in 07026 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 07026 is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 55% of households in 07026 rent, about 30 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 8% of homes in 07026 have more than one occupant per room, above 93% of zip codes. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from New Jersey Division of Elections, distributed by the Voting and Election Science Team. Demographic inputs come from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates and the 2020 Decennial Census). Health and environmental inputs come from the CDC (PLACES and the Environmental Justice Index). Land cover comes from the USGS and EPA. Election-day and lead-up weather come from PRISM 4km daily grids and the NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network. Mail-voting and election-administration patterns come from the MIT Election Lab's Survey of the Performance of American Elections. Block-group crime detail comes from CrimeGrade. Internet data and modeling support provided by ISPreports.org.
Modeling and analysis by the BestNeighborhood data science team. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.