Cape May Point is a true toss-up. About 52% of voters here vote Democratic and 48% Republican.
About 97% of adults in Cape May Point typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cape May Point, ~50% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~3% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Cape May Point compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Cape May Point leans more Democratic than 47 of 54 neighbors.
Politically, Cape May Point sits close to the rest of New Jersey.
Why Cape May Point 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 Cape May Point, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Density pulls a place toward Democrats and a high white share pulls it toward Republicans. In Cape May Point the two roughly cancel.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Cape May Point, NJ sits in the top tenth 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 Cape May Point looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Cape May Point 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 75%, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and more than 99% of households in Cape May Point own their home, compared to around 76% in nearby cities. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and more than 99% of adults in Cape May Point have completed high school, in the top fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- West Cape May, NJ D+10
- North Cape May, NJ R+19
- Cold Spring, NJ R+21
- Cape May, NJ R+15
- Wildwood Gables, NJ R+6
- Villas, NJ R+22
- Wildwood Crest, NJ R+23
- Rio Grande, NJ R+19
- Wildwood, NJ R+9
- West Wildwood, NJ R+30
Cities with Similar Populations
- Agra, KS R+79
- Farmer, MO R+71
- Fairport, MI R+28
- Alma, WV R+70
- Hobarton, IA R+49
- Oaks, LA R+38
- Markhams, NY R+39
- Stanton, WI R+33
- Hemlock Grove, OH R+60
- North Parsonfield, ME R+28
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.