Great Meadows leans Republican by roughly 28 points: about 36% of voters vote Democratic and 64% Republican.
About 78% of adults in Great Meadows typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Great Meadows, ~28% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~22% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Great Meadows compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Great Meadows leans more Republican than 123 of 158 neighbors.
Great Meadows runs about 34 points more Republican than New Jersey as a whole. New Jersey leans Democratic overall, while Great Meadows is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Great Meadows. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+34) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+14), a spread of about 20 points.
Why Great Meadows 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 Great Meadows, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Great Meadows votes against the grain of New Jersey. New Jersey leans Democratic overall, while Great Meadows runs about 34 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 79% of households in Great Meadows are family households, above 87% of cities.
Food insecurity and voter turnout
Places with low food insecurity tend to turn out at a higher rate; Great Meadows, NJ sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Food insecurity does not directly drive turnout; it reflects economic hardship, which lines up with lower voting.
Why turnout in Great Meadows looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Great Meadows 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%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Great Meadows have completed high school, above 88% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Vienna, NJ R+21
- Hampton, NJ R+21
- Hope, NJ R+32
- Buttzville, NJ R+37
- Allamuchy, NJ R+16
- Panther Valley, NJ R+7
- Mount Hermon, NJ R+36
- Hackettstown, NJ R+9
- Oxford, NJ R+28
- Bridgeville, NJ R+41
Cities with Similar Populations
- Crab Orchard, WV R+63
- Mohrsville, PA R+43
- Biggs, CA R+49
- Fletcher, OK R+55
- Crockett, CA D+40
- Midway, KY R+25
- Manchester Center, VT D+27
- Eureka, MT R+49
- Kenbridge, VA R+18
- Pine Mountain, GA R+38
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.