Freehold leans Republican by roughly 26 points: about 37% of voters vote Democratic and 63% Republican.
About 84% of adults in Freehold typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Freehold, ~31% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~16% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Freehold compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Freehold leans more Republican than 102 of 135 neighbors.
Freehold runs about 39 points more Republican than New York as a whole. New York leans Democratic overall, while Freehold is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Freehold 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 Freehold, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Freehold votes against the grain of New York. New York leans Democratic overall, while Freehold runs about 39 points more Republican.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Freehold, NY sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Freehold looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Freehold 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 66%, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Purling, NY R+26
- Lambs Corner, NY R+25
Cities with Similar Populations
- Fairview Park, IN R+47
- Bentleyville, OH D+20
- Alton, MO R+66
- Sun, MI R+45
- Posen, MI R+45
- Carson, MS R+38
- Ingomar, MS R+71
- Stanley Junction, TN R+74
- Lloyd, FL R+36
- Bland, FL R+55
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from New York State Board 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.