07762 leans slightly Republican by roughly 8 points: about 46% of voters vote Democratic and 54% Republican.
About 86% of adults in 07762 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 07762, ~40% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~13% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 07762 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 07762 leans more Republican than 12 of 39 neighbors.
07762 runs about 15 points more Republican than New Jersey as a whole. New Jersey leans Democratic overall, while 07762 is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 07762. The northeast side is the most split-leaning (R+19) and the northwest side is the least split-leaning (Even), a spread of about 19 points.
Why 07762 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 07762, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
07762 votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 90%, well above the New Jersey average of 63%). Here an older population outweighs the Democratic lean that density usually predicts. 07762 runs against the grain of New Jersey, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; 07762, NJ sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in 07762 looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. 07762 is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 79%, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in 07762 have completed high school, above 85% 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.