Central West is a Democratic stronghold. About 90% of voters here vote Democratic and 10% Republican.
About 53% of adults in Central West typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Central West, ~48% vote Democratic, ~5% Republican, and ~47% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Central West compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Central West leans more Democratic than 10 of 12 neighbors.
Central West runs about 74 points more Democratic than New Jersey as a whole.
Why Central West leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Central West, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 60% of adults in Central West have never been married, well above similar-sized neighborhoods (around 35%).
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Central West, Trenton, NJ sits in the bottom quarter 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 Central West looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Central West is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 47%, about 20 points below the New Jersey average of 67%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 38% of adults in Central West report food insecurity, above 92% of neighborhoods. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Central West sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Downtown Trenton, Trenton, NJ D+76
- Pennington-Prospect, Trenton, NJ D+85
- North Trenton, Trenton, NJ D+79
- Cadwalader-Hillcrest, Trenton, NJ D+81
- Greenwood and Hamilton, Trenton, NJ D+64
- South Trenton, Trenton, NJ D+45
- Top Road, Trenton, NJ D+36
- Chambersburg, Trenton, NJ D+39
- Wilbur, Trenton, NJ D+70
- Chestnut Park, Trenton, NJ D+42
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Doylestown Historic District, Doylestown, PA D+26
- Highlands Park, Smyrna, GA D+44
- Beacon Hills and Harbour, Jacksonville, FL R+27
- Fry Springs, Charlottesville, VA D+68
- Sierra Oaks, Sacramento, CA D+42
- Alessandro Heights, Riverside, CA R+18
- Tall Grass, Naperville, IL D+19
- Payette Heights, Payette, ID R+51
- East Winston, Winston-Salem, NC D+82
- Trinity Park, Durham, NC D+86
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.