Laurel Springs, NJ Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Laurel Springs

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Laurel Springs leans slightly Democratic by roughly 10 points: about 55% of voters vote Democratic and 45% Republican.

 

About 73% of adults in Laurel Springs typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Laurel Springs, ~40% vote Democratic, ~33% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Laurel Springs compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Laurel Springs leans more Democratic than 126 of 224 neighbors.

Laurel Springs runs about 5 points more Democratic than New Jersey as a whole.

Why Laurel Springs 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 Laurel Springs, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Dense areas vote Democratic. About 94% of residents in Laurel Springs live in densely developed areas, about 58 points above the U.S. average of 36%. High college attainment predicts Democratic voting, and Laurel Springs sits in the top quarter (about 39%, above 86% of cities). A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 34% of adults in Laurel Springs have never been married, above 84% of cities.

Population density and Democratic lean

Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Laurel Springs, NJ sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.

Why turnout in Laurel Springs looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Laurel Springs 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 69%, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.