North Bergen leans heavily Republican by roughly 42 points: about 29% of voters vote Democratic and 71% Republican.
About 79% of adults in North Bergen typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in North Bergen, ~23% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~21% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How North Bergen compares
Among cities within 25 miles, North Bergen leans more Republican than 88 of 116 neighbors.
North Bergen runs about 55 points more Republican than New York as a whole. New York leans Democratic overall, while North Bergen is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within North Bergen. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+44) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+22), a spread of about 23 points.
Why North Bergen 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 North Bergen, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 90% of residents in North Bergen drive to work alone, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 74%. North Bergen runs against the grain of New York, 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; North Bergen, NY 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 North Bergen looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. North Bergen 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 66%, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in North Bergen have completed high school, above 90% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Bergen, NY R+34
- Pumpkin Hill, NY R+42
- Sweden Center, NY R+23
- Honest Hill, NY R+43
- Byron, NY R+39
- Kendall Mills, NY R+42
- Stone Church, NY R+38
- South Byron, NY R+36
- Holley, NY R+39
- Town Pump, NY R+26
Cities with Similar Populations
- Levert, LA R+5
- Upperstrasburg, PA R+68
- Torres, CO R+44
- Portia, AR R+72
- Laughlintown, PA R+40
- Thornwell, LA R+82
- Eagleton, WI R+36
- Purcell, MO R+70
- Point Washington, FL R+62
- Rindal, MN R+28
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from New York State Board 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.