Carlstadt leans Republican by roughly 20 points: about 40% of voters vote Democratic and 60% Republican.
About 62% of adults in Carlstadt typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Carlstadt, ~25% vote Democratic, ~37% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Carlstadt compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Carlstadt leans more Republican than 283 of 314 neighbors.
Carlstadt runs about 26 points more Republican than New Jersey as a whole. New Jersey leans Democratic overall, while Carlstadt is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Carlstadt. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+28) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+17), a spread of about 11 points.
Why Carlstadt 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 Carlstadt, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Carlstadt votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 93%, far above the New Jersey average of 61%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Carlstadt runs against the grain of New Jersey, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Carlstadt, NJ sits above the national average 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 Carlstadt looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Carlstadt is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- East Rutherford, NJ D+5
- Wood-Ridge, NJ R+6
- Wallington, NJ R+23
- Rutherford, NJ D+13
- Hasbrouck Heights, NJ R+7
- Moonachie, NJ R+12
- Teterboro, NJ R+6
- Passaic, NJ D+5
- Lodi, NJ Even
- Lyndhurst, NJ R+12
Cities with Similar Populations
- Edinburgh, IN R+52
- Watsontown, PA R+49
- Ashdown, AR R+34
- Anna, IL R+45
- Hugo, OK R+36
- West Bountiful, UT R+29
- Cave Springs, AR R+29
- Pana, IL R+41
- Midland City, AL R+52
- Midway, UT R+25
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.