Beach Haven leans slightly Republican by roughly 6 points: about 47% of voters vote Democratic and 53% Republican.
About 86% of adults in Beach Haven typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Beach Haven, ~40% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~14% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Beach Haven compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Beach Haven leans more Republican than 11 of 60 neighbors.
Beach Haven runs about 12 points more Republican than New Jersey as a whole.
Why Beach Haven 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 Beach Haven, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Beach Haven votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 24%, far below the New Jersey average of 61%). Here an older population outweighs the Democratic lean that density usually predicts.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Beach Haven, 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 Beach Haven looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Beach Haven 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 74%, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 93% of households in Beach Haven own their home, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- North Beach Haven, NJ R+15
- Ship Bottom, NJ R+18
- Surf City, NJ R+16
- Manahawkin, NJ R+33
- Staffordville, NJ R+34
- West Creek, NJ R+39
- Parkertown, NJ R+35
- Harvey Cedars, NJ R+3
- Tuckerton, NJ R+32
Cities with Similar Populations
- Yoncalla, OR R+41
- Townsend, FL R+54
- North Rose, NY R+33
- Maple Plain, MN R+5
- Laurel Hollow, NY R+15
- Vader, WA R+35
- Providence, TX R+63
- Martinsville, IL R+61
- Clinton, MT R+24
- Oberlin, KS R+62
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.