Journal Square leans heavily Democratic by roughly 30 points: about 65% of voters vote Democratic and 35% Republican.
About 43% of adults in Journal Square typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Journal Square, ~28% vote Democratic, ~15% Republican, and ~57% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Journal Square compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Journal Square leans more Democratic than 2 of 31 neighbors.
Journal Square runs about 25 points more Democratic than New Jersey as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Journal Square. The east side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+38) and the north side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+22), a spread of about 16 points.
Why Journal Square 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 Journal Square, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 57% of adults in Journal Square hold a bachelor's degree, about 28 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Journal Square, Jersey City, NJ sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Journal Square looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 77% of households in Journal Square rent, about 52 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 12% of homes in Journal Square have more than one occupant per room, above 94% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- McGinley Square, Jersey City, NJ D+47
- The Heights, Jersey City, NJ D+30
- Downtown Jersey City, Jersey City, NJ D+58
- Bergen-Lafayette, Jersey City, NJ D+67
- The Waterfront, Jersey City, NJ D+48
- Greenville, Jersey City, NJ D+51
- Hackensack Riverfront, Jersey City, NJ D+46
- Battery Park, Manhattan, NY D+52
- West Village, Manhattan, NY D+68
- Tribeca, Manhattan, NY D+64
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Murray Hill, Manhattan, NY D+58
- Far South, Fort Worth, TX D+19
- The Colony, Anaheim, CA D+24
- South Tacoma, Tacoma, WA D+33
- Rhawnhurst, Philadelphia, PA D+8
- Southwest, Reno, NV D+19
- Rosedale, Queens, NY D+77
- East Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV D+30
- Eastside Enact, Tacoma, WA D+32
- Silver Lake, Eastmont, WA D+9
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.