Hackensack Riverfront leans heavily Democratic by roughly 46 points: about 73% of voters vote Democratic and 27% Republican.
About 67% of adults in Hackensack Riverfront typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hackensack Riverfront, ~49% vote Democratic, ~18% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Hackensack Riverfront compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Hackensack Riverfront leans more Democratic than 7 of 18 neighbors.
Hackensack Riverfront runs about 40 points more Democratic than New Jersey as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Hackensack Riverfront. The south side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+46) and the northeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+11), a spread of about 35 points.
Why Hackensack Riverfront 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 Hackensack Riverfront, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 68% of adults in Hackensack Riverfront hold a bachelor's degree, about 39 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Hackensack Riverfront, Jersey City, NJ sits above the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Hackensack Riverfront looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 98% of adults in Hackensack Riverfront have completed high school, about 6 points above the New Jersey average of 92%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Greenville, Jersey City, NJ D+51
- Bergen-Lafayette, Jersey City, NJ D+67
- West Side, Newark, NJ D+53
- McGinley Square, Jersey City, NJ D+47
- Journal Square, Jersey City, NJ D+31
- North Ironbound, Newark, NJ D+5
- Downtown Jersey City, Jersey City, NJ D+58
- Constable Hook, Bayonne, NJ D+6
- South Ironbound, Newark, NJ D+25
- The Waterfront, Jersey City, NJ D+48
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Downtown Fontana, Fontana, CA D+20
- A.C.T., Evansville, IN D+15
- College Hill, Greensboro, NC D+76
- Downtown Warren, Warren, PA R+14
- Kinsmith, Cleveland, OH D+82
- Lake Forest, Jacksonville, FL D+66
- Rankin Historic District, Ironton, OH R+24
- SW Jones, Wausau, WI Even
- Orchard Breeze, Wichita, KS R+7
- North Growth Area, Fresno, CA R+28
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.