Elmwood Park, NJ Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Elmwood Park

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Elmwood Park leans slightly Republican by roughly 6 points: about 47% of voters vote Democratic and 53% Republican.

 

About 56% of adults in Elmwood Park typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Elmwood Park, ~26% vote Democratic, ~30% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Elmwood Park compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Elmwood Park leans more Republican than 206 of 292 neighbors.

Elmwood Park runs about 13 points more Republican than New Jersey as a whole. New Jersey leans Democratic overall, while Elmwood Park is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Elmwood Park. The north side runs the most Democratic (D+7) and the southeast side runs the most Republican (R+17), a spread of about 24 points.

Why Elmwood Park 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 Elmwood Park, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Elmwood Park votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 97%, far above the New Jersey average of 61%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Elmwood Park runs against the grain of New Jersey, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.

Walkability and Democratic lean

Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Elmwood Park, NJ sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.

Why turnout in Elmwood Park looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Elmwood Park is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 42% of households in Elmwood Park rent, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 7% of homes in Elmwood Park have more than one occupant per room, above 93% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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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.