Glenwood leans Republican by roughly 28 points: about 36% of voters vote Democratic and 64% Republican.
About 89% of adults in Glenwood typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Glenwood, ~32% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~11% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Glenwood compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Glenwood leans more Republican than 116 of 157 neighbors.
Glenwood runs about 33 points more Republican than New Jersey as a whole. New Jersey leans Democratic overall, while Glenwood is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Glenwood 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 Glenwood, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Glenwood votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 21%, far below the New Jersey average of 61%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Glenwood runs against the grain of New Jersey, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with high-school-completion-heavy adults tend to turn out at a higher rate; Glenwood, NJ sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Glenwood looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Glenwood 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 71%, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 94% of households in Glenwood own their home, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Glenwood have completed high school, above 93% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Vernon, NJ R+26
- Highland Lake, NJ R+17
- Pine Island, NY R+16
- Sussex, NJ R+25
- Highland Lakes, NJ R+23
- Upper Greenwood Lake, NJ R+21
- Warwick, NY R+10
- Wantage, NJ R+39
- Hamburg, NJ R+18
- Snufftown, NY R+28
Cities with Similar Populations
- Baker, WV R+65
- Wolfton, SC D+7
- Wind River, WY D+38
- Twin Mountain, NH D+2
- Palmer, NE R+70
- Evergreen, VA R+41
- Pleasant Valley, IA R+15
- Polkville, MS R+85
- New Fountain, TX R+61
- Newington Forest, VA D+35
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.