Mount Pleasant-Lower Broadway leans heavily Democratic by roughly 36 points: about 68% of voters vote Democratic and 32% Republican.
About 35% of adults in Mount Pleasant-Lower Broadway typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mount Pleasant-Lower Broadway, ~24% vote Democratic, ~11% Republican, and ~65% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mount Pleasant-Lower Broadway compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Mount Pleasant-Lower Broadway leans more Democratic than 6 of 22 neighbors.
Mount Pleasant-Lower Broadway runs about 30 points more Democratic than New Jersey as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Mount Pleasant-Lower Broadway. The southwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+63) and the southeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (Even), a spread of about 62 points.
Why Mount Pleasant-Lower Broadway leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Mount Pleasant-Lower Broadway. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Mount Pleasant-Lower Broadway, Newark, NJ sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Mount Pleasant-Lower Broadway looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Mount Pleasant-Lower Broadway is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The uninsured rate here is about 28%, about 18 points above the New Jersey average of 10%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 67% of households in Mount Pleasant-Lower Broadway rent, about 42 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 34% of adults in Mount Pleasant-Lower Broadway report food insecurity, above 88% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Seventh Avenue, Newark, NJ D+45
- Lower Roseville, Newark, NJ D+48
- North Broadway, Newark, NJ D+32
- Forest Hill, Newark, NJ D+33
- University Heights, Newark, NJ D+67
- Upper Roseville, Newark, NJ D+23
- Central Business District, Newark, NJ D+72
- Fairmuont, Newark, NJ D+73
- Springfield-Belmont, Newark, NJ D+77
- North Ironbound, Newark, NJ D+5
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- West Augusta, Augusta, GA D+6
- Gross Point, Wilmette, IL D+47
- Meydenbauer, Bellevue, WA D+45
- Westwood-San Francisco, Napa, CA D+35
- Arlington Center, Arlington, MA D+71
- Standish, Minneapolis, MN D+76
- Sierra Springs, San Antonio, TX D+12
- East Avenue, Rochester, NY D+64
- Palmer, Newport News, VA D+32
- 25th Street, Ogden, UT D+13
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.