Mayetta leans heavily Republican by roughly 32 points: about 34% of voters vote Democratic and 66% Republican.
About 77% of adults in Mayetta typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mayetta, ~26% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mayetta compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Mayetta leans more Republican than 49 of 77 neighbors.
Mayetta runs about 38 points more Republican than New Jersey as a whole. New Jersey leans Democratic overall, while Mayetta is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Mayetta 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 Mayetta, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Mayetta votes against the grain of New Jersey. New Jersey leans Democratic overall, while Mayetta runs about 38 points more Republican.
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with high-school-completion-heavy adults tend to turn out at a higher rate; Mayetta, NJ sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Mayetta looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Mayetta 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 69%, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Mayetta have completed high school, above 92% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Ocean Acres, NJ R+33
- West Creek, NJ R+39
- Staffordville, NJ R+34
- Manahawkin, NJ R+33
- Beach View, NJ R+24
- Warren Grove, NJ R+29
- Barnegat, NJ R+27
- Parkertown, NJ R+35
- Brookville, NJ R+27
- Ship Bottom, NJ R+18
Cities with Similar Populations
- Rodman, NY R+44
- Ward Springs, MN R+56
- Paloma, CA R+40
- Canaan, VT R+30
- Flensburg, MN R+65
- Poland Spring, ME R+23
- Hardwick, GA D+15
- Cragsmoor, NY R+22
- Kismet, KS R+76
- Manassas, GA R+52
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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.