Leektown leans heavily Republican by roughly 40 points: about 30% of voters vote Democratic and 70% Republican.
About 74% of adults in Leektown typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Leektown, ~22% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~26% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Leektown compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Leektown leans more Republican than 86 of 90 neighbors.
Leektown runs about 46 points more Republican than New Jersey as a whole. New Jersey leans Democratic overall, while Leektown is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Leektown 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 Leektown, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in Leektown live in densely developed areas, about 58 points below the New Jersey average of 61%. Leektown runs against the grain of New Jersey, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Leektown, NJ sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Leektown looks the way it does
Turnout in Leektown sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- New Gretna, NJ R+41
- Wading River, NJ R+38
- Lower Bank, NJ R+32
- West Tuckerton, NJ R+40
- Mystic Island, NJ R+32
- Tuckerton, NJ R+32
- Green Bank, NJ R+38
- Port Republic, NJ R+18
- Oyster Creek, NJ R+17
- Parkertown, NJ R+35
Cities with Similar Populations
- Absaraka, ND R+46
- Akaska, SD R+79
- Vigo, IN R+53
- Vicker, VA R+26
- Schley, MN Even
- Celeste, GA R+8
- Syre, MN R+32
- Trojan, SD R+51
- Causey, NM R+77
- Baileytown, AL R+83
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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.