Greenwood and Hamilton, Trenton, NJ Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Greenwood and Hamilton

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Greenwood and Hamilton is a Democratic stronghold. About 82% of voters here vote Democratic and 18% Republican.

 

About 30% of adults in Greenwood and Hamilton typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Greenwood and Hamilton, ~25% vote Democratic, ~5% Republican, and ~70% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Greenwood and Hamilton compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Greenwood and Hamilton leans more Democratic than 6 of 12 neighbors.

Greenwood and Hamilton runs about 58 points more Democratic than New Jersey as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by block within Greenwood and Hamilton. The north side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+73) and the southeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+52), a spread of about 21 points.

Why Greenwood and Hamilton leans the way it does

This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Greenwood and Hamilton, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Greenwood and Hamilton live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 57% of adults in Greenwood and Hamilton have never been married, above 91% of neighborhoods.

Paved land cover and Democratic lean

Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Greenwood and Hamilton, Trenton, NJ sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.

Why turnout in Greenwood and Hamilton looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Greenwood and Hamilton is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 40%, about 27 points below the New Jersey average of 67%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 77% of households in Greenwood and Hamilton rent, compared to around 58% in nearby neighborhoods. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 48% of adults in Greenwood and Hamilton report food insecurity, above 98% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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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.