Locktown leans slightly Republican by roughly 8 points: about 46% of voters vote Democratic and 54% Republican.
About 90% of adults in Locktown typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Locktown, ~41% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~10% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Locktown compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Locktown leans more Republican than 109 of 180 neighbors.
Locktown runs about 13 points more Republican than New Jersey as a whole. New Jersey leans Democratic overall, while Locktown is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Locktown. The northwest side is the most split-leaning (R+18) and the east side is the least split-leaning (Even), a spread of about 17 points.
Why Locktown 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 Locktown, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 85% of residents in Locktown drive to work alone, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 81% of households in Locktown are family households, above 92% of cities. Locktown runs against the grain of New Jersey, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Locktown, 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 Locktown looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Locktown 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 74%, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 94% of households in Locktown own their home, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 99% of adults in Locktown have completed high school, above 97% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Stockton, NJ Even
- Idell, NJ R+19
- Dilts Corner, NJ D+4
- Frenchtown, NJ R+8
- Larisons Corner, NJ R+8
- Ringoes, NJ R+4
- Flemington, NJ Even
- Erwinna, PA Even
- Carversville, PA D+5
- Lambertville, NJ D+27
Cities with Similar Populations
- Strathcona, MN R+48
- Greycliff, MT R+59
- Preston, VA R+44
- McCarr, KY R+74
- Carroll, NE R+72
- Partee, AR D+24
- Yarboro, TX R+66
- Vera, MO R+64
- Westville, OH R+59
- Thurston, OR R+23
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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.