Barnegat Light is a true toss-up. About 51% of voters here vote Democratic and 49% Republican.
About 86% of adults in Barnegat Light typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Barnegat Light, ~44% vote Democratic, ~42% Republican, and ~14% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Barnegat Light compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Barnegat Light sits roughly in the middle of the political spectrum, with 59 neighbors leaning further in the place's direction and 0 leaning the other way.
Politically, Barnegat Light sits close to the rest of New Jersey.
Why Barnegat Light leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Barnegat Light. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Barnegat Light, NJ sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Barnegat Light looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Barnegat Light 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 78%, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 96% of households in Barnegat Light own their home, about 21 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and more than 99% of adults in Barnegat Light have completed high school, above 98% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Harvey Cedars, NJ R+3
- Waretown, NJ R+38
- Forked River Beach, NJ R+40
- Surf City, NJ R+16
- Barnegat, NJ R+27
- Forked River, NJ R+41
- Ship Bottom, NJ R+18
- Manahawkin, NJ R+33
- Lanoka Harbor, NJ R+42
- Ocean Acres, NJ R+33
Cities with Similar Populations
- Post Mills, VT D+36
- Kingston, MN R+54
- Farmers Mills, PA R+34
- Spillville, IA R+34
- Treadway, TN R+75
- Brownsboro Farm, KY D+16
- McKay, OH R+62
- Gambell, AK D+33
- Fruitland, UT R+60
- Vigo, OH R+58
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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.