Hancocks Bridge is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 66% of adults in Hancocks Bridge typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hancocks Bridge, ~15% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Hancocks Bridge compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Hancocks Bridge is the most Republican-leaning.
Hancocks Bridge runs about 60 points more Republican than New Jersey as a whole. New Jersey leans Democratic overall, while Hancocks Bridge is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Hancocks Bridge 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 Hancocks Bridge, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Hancocks Bridge votes against the grain of New Jersey. New Jersey leans Democratic overall, while Hancocks Bridge runs about 60 points more Republican. Rural areas vote Republican, and Hancocks Bridge sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 5%, below 77% of cities).
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Hancocks Bridge, NJ sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Hancocks Bridge looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 96% of adults in Hancocks Bridge have completed high school, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 90%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Salem, NJ D+15
- Quinton, NJ R+32
- Woodmere, NJ R+38
- Stow Creek Landing, NJ R+44
- Penton, NJ R+33
- Sinnickson Landing, NJ R+38
- Alloway, NJ R+35
- Pointers, NJ R+34
- Port Penn, DE R+4
Cities with Similar Populations
- Pompeii, MI R+48
- Delmar, VA R+62
- Sarepta, MS R+82
- North Foster, RI R+15
- Kimberly, MN R+38
- West Panama City Beach, FL R+69
- East Dover, VT D+22
- Kehoe, KY R+67
- Point Breeze, DE R+15
- Poland Center, NY R+48
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.