Milford leans Republican by roughly 22 points: about 39% of voters vote Democratic and 61% Republican.
About 97% of adults in Milford typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Milford, ~38% vote Democratic, ~59% Republican, and ~3% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Milford compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Milford leans more Republican than 122 of 161 neighbors.
Milford runs about 28 points more Republican than New Jersey as a whole. New Jersey leans Democratic overall, while Milford is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Milford. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+30) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+9), a spread of about 22 points.
Why Milford 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 Milford, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Milford votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 20%, far below the New Jersey average of 61%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Milford runs against the grain of New Jersey, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Milford, NJ sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Milford looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Milford 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 71%, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 90% of households in Milford own their home, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Milford have completed high school, above 86% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Hughesville, NJ R+29
- Upper Black Eddy, PA R+17
- Bloomsbury, NJ R+20
- Finesville, NJ R+29
- West Portal, NJ R+21
- Erwinna, PA Even
- Alpha, NJ R+17
- Frenchtown, NJ R+8
- Revere, PA R+31
- Riegelsville, PA R+13
Cities with Similar Populations
- Grass Lake, MI R+26
- Trenton, TN R+43
- Rockport, MA D+39
- Coupeville, WA D+19
- Lake City, MN R+19
- Cicero, IN R+37
- Houghton Lake, MI R+29
- Parker, TX R+17
- Whitemarsh Island, GA R+18
- Winfield, IN R+23
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.