North Branch Depot, NJ Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in North Branch Depot

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

North Branch Depot leans slightly Republican by roughly 6 points: about 47% of voters vote Democratic and 53% Republican.

 

About 89% of adults in North Branch Depot typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in North Branch Depot, ~42% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~11% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How North Branch Depot compares

Among cities within 25 miles, North Branch Depot leans more Republican than 141 of 213 neighbors.

North Branch Depot runs about 11 points more Republican than New Jersey as a whole.

Why North Branch Depot 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 Branch Depot, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

North Branch Depot votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 41%, well below the New Jersey average of 61%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 82% of households in North Branch Depot are family households, above 94% of cities.

Preventive-care access and voter turnout

Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; North Branch Depot, 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 North Branch Depot looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. North Branch Depot 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 72%, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and more than 99% of adults in North Branch Depot have completed high school, in the top fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.