Alpha leans Republican by roughly 16 points: about 42% of voters vote Democratic and 58% Republican.
About 80% of adults in Alpha typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Alpha, ~34% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~20% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Alpha compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Alpha leans more Republican than 85 of 155 neighbors.
Alpha runs about 22 points more Republican than New Jersey as a whole. New Jersey leans Democratic overall, while Alpha is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Alpha leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Alpha, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Alpha votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 56%, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 36%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Alpha runs against the grain of New Jersey, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Alpha, NJ sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Alpha looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Alpha 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 69%, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Phillipsburg, NJ R+5
- Stewartsville, NJ R+15
- Bloomsbury, NJ R+20
- Finesville, NJ R+29
- Glendon, PA R+15
- West Easton, PA D+2
- Wilson, PA D+8
- Easton, PA D+13
- New Village, NJ R+34
- Hughesville, NJ R+29
Cities with Similar Populations
- Molena, GA R+74
- West Falls, NY R+23
- Lake View, SC R+20
- Algodones, NM D+51
- Hickory Corners, MI R+20
- Geneva, NE R+51
- Cass Lake, MN D+24
- Moweaqua, IL R+56
- San Juan Pueblo, NM D+28
- DeBerry, TX R+63
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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.