Lincoln, NJ Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Lincoln

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

Lincoln leans Republican by roughly 26 points: about 37% of voters vote Democratic and 63% Republican.

 

About 83% of adults in Lincoln typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lincoln, ~31% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~17% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Lincoln compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Lincoln leans more Republican than 178 of 217 neighbors.

Lincoln runs about 32 points more Republican than New Jersey as a whole. New Jersey leans Democratic overall, while Lincoln is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.

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

Lincoln votes against the grain of New Jersey. New Jersey leans Democratic overall, while Lincoln runs about 32 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 80% of households in Lincoln are family households, above 90% of cities.

Preventive-care access and voter turnout

Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Lincoln, NJ sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.

Why turnout in Lincoln looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Lincoln 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 72%, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 92% of households in Lincoln own their home, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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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.