Deepwater leans Republican by roughly 22 points: about 39% of voters vote Democratic and 61% Republican.
About 71% of adults in Deepwater typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Deepwater, ~28% vote Democratic, ~43% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Deepwater compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Deepwater leans more Republican than 134 of 179 neighbors.
Deepwater runs about 28 points more Republican than New Jersey as a whole. New Jersey leans Democratic overall, while Deepwater is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Deepwater 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 Deepwater, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Deepwater votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 77%, well above the New Jersey average of 61%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Deepwater runs against the grain of New Jersey, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Deepwater, NJ sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Deepwater looks the way it does
Turnout in Deepwater sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Golf Manor, NJ R+14
- Carneys Point, NJ D+5
- Pennsville, NJ R+27
- Penns Grove, NJ D+32
- Marshalltown, NJ R+33
- Mahoneyville, NJ R+24
- Wilmington Manor, DE D+31
- Pedricktown, NJ R+14
- Edgemoor, DE D+51
- Bellefonte, DE D+26
Cities with Similar Populations
- Bellflower, IL R+53
- Thornburg, AR R+65
- Norton, NC R+34
- Proctor, OK R+60
- Valley-Hi, TX D+7
- Madison Lake, OH R+55
- Charlton, MD R+61
- Oso, WA R+33
- Camden, MO R+61
- Miller Valley, AZ R+21
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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.