Gibbstown leans Republican by roughly 16 points: about 42% of voters vote Democratic and 58% Republican.
About 75% of adults in Gibbstown typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Gibbstown, ~32% vote Democratic, ~43% Republican, and ~25% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Gibbstown compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Gibbstown leans more Republican than 197 of 239 neighbors.
Gibbstown runs about 22 points more Republican than New Jersey as a whole. New Jersey leans Democratic overall, while Gibbstown is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Gibbstown 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 Gibbstown, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Gibbstown votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 40%, well below the New Jersey average of 61%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Gibbstown 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; Gibbstown, 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 Gibbstown looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Gibbstown 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 69%, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 90% of households in Gibbstown own their home, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Clarksboro, NJ R+10
- Mount Royal, NJ R+5
- Bridgeport, NJ R+26
- Ridley Park, PA R+3
- Crum Lynne, PA D+13
- Norwood, PA R+5
Cities with Similar Populations
- New Cumberland, WV R+54
- Efland, NC Even
- Platteville, CO R+35
- Harmony, NC R+59
- East Prairie, MO R+56
- Cortland, IL R+7
- Kouts, IN R+40
- Gardendale, TX R+75
- Falmouth, KY R+59
- Groton, NY R+12
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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.