Little Silver, NJ Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Little Silver

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

Little Silver is a true toss-up. About 51% of voters here vote Democratic and 49% Republican.

 

About more than 99% of adults in Little Silver typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Little Silver, ~51% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~0% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Little Silver compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Little Silver sits roughly in the middle of the political spectrum, with 82 neighbors leaning further in the place's direction and 36 leaning the other way.

Politically, Little Silver sits close to the rest of New Jersey.

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

Density pulls a place toward Democrats and a high white share pulls it toward Republicans. In Little Silver the two roughly cancel.

Walkability and Democratic lean

Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Little Silver, 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 Little Silver looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Little Silver 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 80%, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 95% of households in Little Silver own their home, compared to around 73% in nearby cities. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and more than 99% of adults in Little Silver have completed high school, in the top fraction of cities. 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.