Bloomingdale leans slightly Republican by roughly 14 points: about 43% of voters vote Democratic and 57% Republican.
About 68% of adults in Bloomingdale typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Bloomingdale, ~29% vote Democratic, ~39% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Bloomingdale compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Bloomingdale leans more Republican than 201 of 272 neighbors.
Bloomingdale runs about 20 points more Republican than New Jersey as a whole. New Jersey leans Democratic overall, while Bloomingdale is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Bloomingdale. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+21) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+8), a spread of about 13 points.
Why Bloomingdale 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 Bloomingdale, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Bloomingdale votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 35%, well below the New Jersey average of 61%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Bloomingdale runs against the grain of New Jersey, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Bloomingdale, NJ sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Bloomingdale looks the way it does
Turnout in Bloomingdale sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Butler, NJ R+11
- Riverdale, NJ R+8
- Pompton Lakes, NJ R+18
- Kinnelon, NJ R+18
- Wanaque, NJ R+13
- Pompton Plains, NJ R+16
- Echo Lake, NJ R+29
- Pequannock, NJ R+21
- Oakland, NJ R+12
- Green Pond, NJ R+22
Cities with Similar Populations
- Buena Vista, VA R+37
- Garden City, SC R+30
- Evington, VA R+45
- Pelham, NY D+42
- Oak Island, NC R+30
- Nebraska City, NE R+30
- Arnaudville, LA R+54
- Eaton, CO R+39
- Pacific, WA D+14
- Port Richey, FL R+27
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.