Laureldale leans Republican by roughly 20 points: about 40% of voters vote Democratic and 60% Republican.
About 70% of adults in Laureldale typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Laureldale, ~28% vote Democratic, ~42% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Laureldale compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Laureldale leans more Republican than 46 of 110 neighbors.
Laureldale runs about 26 points more Republican than New Jersey as a whole. New Jersey leans Democratic overall, while Laureldale is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Laureldale 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 Laureldale, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 88% of residents in Laureldale drive to work alone, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Laureldale are family households, above 83% of cities. Laureldale runs against the grain of New Jersey, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Laureldale, NJ sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Laureldale looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Laureldale 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 67%, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Clover Leaf Lakes, NJ R+14
- English Creek, NJ R+20
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- Weymouth, NJ R+22
- Devonshire, NJ R+39
- Harding Lakes, NJ R+7
- Germania Gardens, NJ R+3
- Elwood, NJ R+7
- Egg Harbor City, NJ R+11
Cities with Similar Populations
- South Tamworth, NH D+18
- Plumville, PA R+65
- Charlesville, PA R+59
- Millard, MO R+66
- Port Wing, WI D+6
- Bradford Center, NH Even
- Keuka, NY R+32
- Lunds, WI R+50
- Woodland Heights, PA R+42
- Harrison Valley, PA R+68
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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.