Cream Ridge leans heavily Republican by roughly 32 points: about 34% of voters vote Democratic and 66% Republican.
About 85% of adults in Cream Ridge typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cream Ridge, ~29% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~15% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Cream Ridge compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Cream Ridge leans more Republican than 148 of 163 neighbors.
Cream Ridge runs about 38 points more Republican than New Jersey as a whole. New Jersey leans Democratic overall, while Cream Ridge is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Cream Ridge. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+41) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+25), a spread of about 16 points.
Why Cream Ridge 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 Cream Ridge, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Cream Ridge votes against the grain of New Jersey. New Jersey leans Democratic overall, while Cream Ridge runs about 38 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 80% of households in Cream Ridge are family households, above 89% of cities.
Food insecurity and voter turnout
Places with low food insecurity tend to turn out at a higher rate; Cream Ridge, NJ sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Food insecurity does not directly drive turnout; it reflects economic hardship, which lines up with lower voting.
Why turnout in Cream Ridge looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Cream Ridge 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 73%, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 93% of households in Cream Ridge own their home, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Cream Ridge have completed high school, above 82% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Prospertown, NJ R+40
- New Egypt, NJ R+40
- Arneytown, NJ R+33
- Imlaystown, NJ R+31
- Pullentown, NJ R+25
- Francis Mills, NJ R+41
- Cassville, NJ R+43
- Allentown, NJ R+17
- Extonville, NJ R+20
Cities with Similar Populations
- Marianna, AR D+45
- Manila, AR R+62
- Gobles, MI R+29
- Dresden, TN R+67
- Valley Grande, AL R+31
- Lafayette, NJ R+27
- Galena, IL D+5
- Ainaloa, HI D+4
- Huxley, IA R+19
- Pennside, PA R+7
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.