Lake Mohawk leans slightly Republican by roughly 8 points: about 46% of voters vote Democratic and 54% Republican.
About 93% of adults in Lake Mohawk typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lake Mohawk, ~43% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~7% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lake Mohawk compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lake Mohawk leans more Republican than 44 of 161 neighbors.
Lake Mohawk runs about 14 points more Republican than New Jersey as a whole. New Jersey leans Democratic overall, while Lake Mohawk is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Lake Mohawk 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 Lake Mohawk, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Lake Mohawk votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 68%, modestly above the New Jersey average of 61%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Lake Mohawk runs against the grain of New Jersey, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
High-school completion, uninsured rate, and voter turnout
Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a low uninsured rate tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Lake Mohawk, NJ does.
Why turnout in Lake Mohawk looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Lake Mohawk is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 75%, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Lake Mohawk have completed high school, above 97% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Upper Mohawk, NJ R+20
- Sparta, NJ R+18
- South Ogdensburg, NJ R+21
- Lake Hopatcong, NJ R+15
- Andover, NJ R+23
- Ogdensburg, NJ R+23
- Andover Junction, NJ R+29
- Lafayette, NJ R+27
- Hopatcong, NJ R+16
- Newton, NJ R+16
Cities with Similar Populations
- Richmond Heights, FL D+39
- Cape Elizabeth, ME D+46
- Hayward, WI R+3
- Elkton, VA R+54
- Folkston, GA R+34
- Bridgeport, TX R+62
- Westmoreland, TN R+69
- Owego, NY R+20
- Los Altos Hills, CA D+23
- Summit Park, UT D+36
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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.