Bergen-Lafayette, Jersey City, NJ Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Bergen-Lafayette

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

Bergen-Lafayette is a Democratic stronghold. About 84% of voters here vote Democratic and 16% Republican.

 

About 44% of adults in Bergen-Lafayette typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Bergen-Lafayette, ~37% vote Democratic, ~7% Republican, and ~56% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Bergen-Lafayette compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Bergen-Lafayette leans more Democratic than 19 of 29 neighbors.

Bergen-Lafayette runs about 61 points more Democratic than New Jersey as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by block within Bergen-Lafayette. The north side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+76) and the northeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+60), a spread of about 16 points.

Why Bergen-Lafayette leans the way it does

This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Bergen-Lafayette, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Bergen-Lafayette live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 51% of adults in Bergen-Lafayette have never been married, above 83% of neighborhoods.

Preventive-care access and voter turnout

Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Bergen-Lafayette, Jersey City, NJ sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.

Why turnout in Bergen-Lafayette looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Bergen-Lafayette is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 75% of households in Bergen-Lafayette rent, about 50 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 8% of homes in Bergen-Lafayette have more than one occupant per room, above 87% of neighborhoods. 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.