Cedar Grove leans slightly Republican by roughly 8 points: about 46% of voters vote Democratic and 54% Republican.
About 87% of adults in Cedar Grove typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cedar Grove, ~40% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~13% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Cedar Grove compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Cedar Grove leans more Republican than 198 of 281 neighbors.
Cedar Grove runs about 13 points more Republican than New Jersey as a whole. New Jersey leans Democratic overall, while Cedar Grove is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Cedar Grove. The northwest side is the most split-leaning (R+11) and the southwest side is the least split-leaning (Even), a spread of about 10 points.
Why Cedar Grove 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 Cedar Grove, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Cedar Grove votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 88%, well above the New Jersey average of 61%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Cedar Grove 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; Cedar Grove, 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 Cedar Grove looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Cedar Grove 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%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Cedar Grove have completed high school, above 82% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- North Caldwell, NJ R+2
- Little Falls, NJ Even
- Upper Montclair, NJ D+70
- Verona, NJ D+15
- Brookdale, NJ D+27
- Montclair, NJ D+73
- Caldwell, NJ Even
- Woodland Park, NJ R+10
- Essex Fells, NJ Even
- Totowa, NJ R+27
Cities with Similar Populations
- St. Marys, PA R+42
- Mitchellville, MD D+83
- Prairie Ridge, WA R+17
- Crestwood, MO D+19
- North Bend, OR R+5
- Advance, NC R+40
- Lake Ariel, PA R+36
- Northlake, IL D+17
- Suamico, WI R+23
- West Milford, NJ R+24
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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.