Gladstone leans Republican by roughly 16 points: about 42% of voters vote Democratic and 58% Republican.
About 72% of adults in Gladstone typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Gladstone, ~30% vote Democratic, ~42% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Gladstone compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Gladstone leans more Republican than 157 of 216 neighbors.
Gladstone runs about 21 points more Republican than New Jersey as a whole. New Jersey leans Democratic overall, while Gladstone is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Gladstone 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 Gladstone, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 79% of households in Gladstone are family households, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Gladstone runs against the grain of New Jersey, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Food insecurity and voter turnout
Places with low food insecurity tend to turn out at a higher rate; Gladstone, 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 Gladstone looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Gladstone 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 72%, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Pottersville, NJ R+10
- Peapack and Gladstone, NJ Even
- Lamington, NJ R+13
- Far Hills, NJ R+5
- Oldwick, NJ R+4
- Bedminster, NJ D+8
- Chester, NJ R+7
- Califon, NJ R+9
- Whitehouse, NJ R+16
- Bernardsville, NJ Even
Cities with Similar Populations
- Aleknagik, AK D+27
- Burnt Prairie, IL R+68
- Oak Grove, IN R+45
- Humphreys, MO R+71
- Deering, MO R+61
- Orleans, IL R+54
- Century, WV R+64
- Neath, PA R+59
- Pierceburg, IL R+68
- Walnut, PA R+60
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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.