Herman leans heavily Republican by roughly 38 points: about 31% of voters vote Democratic and 69% Republican.
About 84% of adults in Herman typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Herman, ~26% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~16% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Herman compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Herman leans more Republican than 101 of 110 neighbors.
Herman runs about 44 points more Republican than New Jersey as a whole. New Jersey leans Democratic overall, while Herman is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Herman 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 Herman, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 87% of residents in Herman drive to work alone, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Herman runs against the grain of New Jersey, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Renting and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Herman, NJ sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Herman looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 96% of households in Herman own their home, about 21 points above the New Jersey average of 74%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Herman have completed high school, above 90% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Green Bank, NJ R+38
- Weekstown, NJ R+33
- Sweetwater, NJ R+34
- Lower Bank, NJ R+32
- Devonshire, NJ R+39
- Nesco, NJ R+33
- Wading River, NJ R+38
- Egg Harbor City, NJ R+11
- Elwood, NJ R+7
Cities with Similar Populations
- Silver Cross, AL R+15
- Sunrise, WY R+75
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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.