North Haledon leans Republican by roughly 20 points: about 40% of voters vote Democratic and 60% Republican.
About 79% of adults in North Haledon typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in North Haledon, ~32% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~20% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How North Haledon compares
Among cities within 25 miles, North Haledon leans more Republican than 250 of 286 neighbors.
North Haledon runs about 26 points more Republican than New Jersey as a whole. New Jersey leans Democratic overall, while North Haledon is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within North Haledon. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+34) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+7), a spread of about 28 points.
Why North Haledon 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 Haledon, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
North Haledon votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 74%, modestly above 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 81% of households in North Haledon are family households, above 91% of cities. North Haledon runs against the grain of New Jersey, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; North Haledon, 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 Haledon looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. North Haledon 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%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 92% of households in North Haledon own their home, compared to around 70% in nearby cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Hawthorne, NJ R+8
- Haledon, NJ D+15
- Prospect Park, NJ D+18
- Wyckoff, NJ R+5
- Wayne, NJ R+14
- Franklin Lakes, NJ R+20
- Midland Park, NJ R+3
- Glen Rock, NJ D+22
- Paterson, NJ D+28
- Totowa, NJ R+27
Cities with Similar Populations
- Crestwood, IL D+5
- Munhall, PA D+17
- Lake City, SC D+32
- Sheboygan Falls, WI R+22
- Tallassee, AL R+52
- Saddlebrooke, AZ R+8
- Lyons, IL D+14
- Shallotte, NC R+40
- Littlestown, PA R+44
- Schuylkill Haven, PA R+39
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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.