Alpine, NJ Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Alpine

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Alpine is a true toss-up. About 49% of voters here vote Democratic and 51% Republican.

 

About 80% of adults in Alpine typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Alpine, ~39% vote Democratic, ~41% Republican, and ~20% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Alpine compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Alpine sits roughly in the middle of the political spectrum, with 176 neighbors leaning further in the place's direction and 126 leaning the other way.

Alpine runs about 7 points more Republican than New Jersey as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Alpine. The northwest side runs the most Democratic (D+6) and the northeast side runs the most Republican (R+8), a spread of about 14 points.

Why Alpine leans the way it does

Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Alpine. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.

Food insecurity and voter turnout

Places with low food insecurity tend to turn out at a higher rate; Alpine, NJ sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Food insecurity does not directly drive turnout; it reflects economic hardship, which lines up with lower voting.

Why turnout in Alpine looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Alpine 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 75%, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Alpine have completed high school, above 88% of cities. 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.