Lake Telemark leans Republican by roughly 24 points: about 38% of voters vote Democratic and 62% Republican.
About 79% of adults in Lake Telemark typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lake Telemark, ~30% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~21% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lake Telemark compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lake Telemark leans more Republican than 205 of 239 neighbors.
Lake Telemark runs about 29 points more Republican than New Jersey as a whole. New Jersey leans Democratic overall, while Lake Telemark is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Lake Telemark 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 Telemark, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Lake Telemark votes against the grain of New Jersey. New Jersey leans Democratic overall, while Lake Telemark runs about 29 points more Republican.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Lake Telemark, NJ sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Lake Telemark looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Lake Telemark 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 76%, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 95% of households in Lake Telemark own their home, compared to around 79% in nearby cities. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and more than 99% of adults in Lake Telemark have completed high school, above 98% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Rockaway, NJ R+5
- Denville, NJ Even
- Green Pond, NJ R+22
- Boonton, NJ R+4
- Oak Ridge, NJ R+27
- Mountain Lakes, NJ D+17
- Wharton, NJ Even
Cities with Similar Populations
- Webertown, OH R+68
- LaMoille, IA R+45
- Woodbury, IL R+70
- Orbit, VA R+32
- Middle Water, TX R+86
- Cranberry Lake, NY R+33
- St. Mary, NE R+52
- Vernon, CA D+24
- San Miguel, NM Even
- Copley, WV R+66
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.