Asbury leans Republican by roughly 26 points: about 37% of voters vote Democratic and 63% Republican.
About 79% of adults in Asbury typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Asbury, ~29% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~21% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Asbury compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Asbury leans more Republican than 126 of 165 neighbors.
Asbury runs about 31 points more Republican than New Jersey as a whole. New Jersey leans Democratic overall, while Asbury is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Asbury. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+34) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+17), a spread of about 17 points.
Why Asbury 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 Asbury, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 88% of households in Asbury are family households, about 21 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Asbury runs against the grain of New Jersey, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Asbury, NJ sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Asbury looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Asbury 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 72%, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 93% of households in Asbury own their home, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Asbury have completed high school, above 89% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- West Portal, NJ R+21
- Jutland, NJ R+8
- New Village, NJ R+34
- Bloomsbury, NJ R+20
- Broadway, NJ R+35
- Glen Gardner, NJ R+15
- Washington, NJ R+14
- Clinton, NJ D+5
- Changewater, NJ R+25
- Stewartsville, NJ R+15
Cities with Similar Populations
- Dry Fork, VA R+52
- Coushatta, LA R+5
- Notasulga, AL R+25
- Amity, OR R+28
- Eastpoint, FL R+53
- Greensburg, LA D+6
- Wayland, NY R+45
- Bechtelsville, PA R+33
- Pretty Bayou, FL R+32
- St. Jacob, IL R+37
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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.