Colonial Village leans Democratic by roughly 28 points: about 64% of voters vote Democratic and 36% Republican.
About 81% of adults in Colonial Village typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Colonial Village, ~52% vote Democratic, ~29% Republican, and ~19% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Colonial Village compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Colonial Village leans more Democratic than 5 of 10 neighbors.
Colonial Village runs about 23 points more Democratic than New Jersey as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Colonial Village. The northeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+60) and the east side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+14), a spread of about 46 points.
Why Colonial Village 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 Colonial Village, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 57% of adults in Colonial Village hold a bachelor's degree, about 28 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Colonial Village, Teaneck, NJ sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Colonial Village looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 94% of households in Colonial Village own their home, about 20 points above the New Jersey average of 74%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Queen Anne Park, Teaneck, NJ D+34
- West Englewood, Teaneck, NJ D+56
- Surrey Lane, Bergenfield, NJ R+22
- Linwood, Fort Lee, NJ D+22
- Pleasant Acres, New Milford, NJ Even
- Coytesville, Fort Lee, NJ D+17
- Koreatown, Palisades Park, NJ D+5
- Washington Heights, Manhattan, NY D+49
- Inwood, Manhattan, NY D+47
- Spuyten Duyvil, Bronx, NY D+49
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Clarkdale, Culver City, CA D+38
- Winnona Park, Decatur, GA D+69
- Fremont Park, Glendale, CA D+12
- Cannon Heights, Dalton, GA D+4
- Niles Junction, Fremont, CA D+31
- Toluca Lake, North Hollywood, CA D+37
- South Forest Park, Everett, WA D+19
- Murphy Creek, Aurora, CO D+5
- Tiger Hole-Secret Woods, Jacksonville, FL R+17
- Neponset, Boston, MA D+37
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.