Glen Rock leans Democratic by roughly 22 points: about 61% of voters vote Democratic and 39% Republican.
About 93% of adults in Glen Rock typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Glen Rock, ~57% vote Democratic, ~36% Republican, and ~7% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Glen Rock compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Glen Rock leans more Democratic than 220 of 287 neighbors.
Glen Rock runs about 16 points more Democratic than New Jersey as a whole.
Why Glen Rock 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 Glen Rock, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. About 95% of residents in Glen Rock live in densely developed areas, about 58 points above the U.S. average of 36%. High college attainment predicts Democratic voting, and Glen Rock sits in the top quarter (about 73%, in the top fraction of cities).
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Glen Rock, NJ sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Glen Rock looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Glen Rock 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 79%, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 90% of households in Glen Rock own their home, above 80% of cities. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Glen Rock have completed high school, above 92% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Ridgewood, NJ D+25
- Hawthorne, NJ R+8
- Fair Lawn, NJ D+3
- Midland Park, NJ R+3
- Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ D+8
- Paramus, NJ R+12
- Prospect Park, NJ D+18
- Wyckoff, NJ R+5
- North Haledon, NJ R+20
- Waldwick, NJ R+5
Cities with Similar Populations
- Smithville, TN R+62
- Edgewater, MD D+4
- Medfield, MA D+32
- Cedar Creek, TX R+19
- Campton Hills, IL R+14
- Hopkins, SC D+45
- Delta, CO R+42
- Fairless Hills, PA Even
- Maryville, MO R+23
- Claiborne, LA R+63
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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.