Bordentown, NJ Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Bordentown

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

Bordentown leans slightly Democratic by roughly 14 points: about 57% of voters vote Democratic and 43% Republican.

 

About 80% of adults in Bordentown typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Bordentown, ~46% vote Democratic, ~35% Republican, and ~19% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Bordentown compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Bordentown leans more Democratic than 105 of 180 neighbors.

Bordentown runs about 8 points more Democratic than New Jersey as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Bordentown. The north side runs the most Democratic (D+36) and the south side runs the most Republican (R+3), a spread of about 39 points.

Why Bordentown 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 Bordentown, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Dense areas vote Democratic. About 67% of residents in Bordentown live in densely developed areas, about 31 points above the U.S. average of 36%. High college attainment predicts Democratic voting, and Bordentown sits in the top quarter (about 45%, above 91% of cities). A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 32% of adults in Bordentown have never been married, above 79% of cities.

Walkability and Democratic lean

Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Bordentown, NJ sits in the top tenth 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 Bordentown looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Bordentown 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 69%, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.