North Trenton is a Democratic stronghold. About 90% of voters here vote Democratic and 10% Republican.
About 45% of adults in North Trenton typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in North Trenton, ~41% vote Democratic, ~4% Republican, and ~55% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How North Trenton compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, North Trenton leans more Democratic than 9 of 12 neighbors.
North Trenton runs about 74 points more Democratic than New Jersey as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within North Trenton. The southwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+81) and the northwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+68), a spread of about 13 points.
Why North Trenton leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for North Trenton, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 58% of adults in North Trenton have never been married, well above similar-sized neighborhoods (around 39%).
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; North Trenton, Trenton, NJ sits in the bottom 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 Trenton looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. North Trenton is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 44%, about 23 points below the New Jersey average of 67%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 41% of adults in North Trenton report food insecurity, above 94% of neighborhoods. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and North Trenton sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Pennington-Prospect, Trenton, NJ D+85
- Central West, Trenton, NJ D+79
- Top Road, Trenton, NJ D+36
- Downtown Trenton, Trenton, NJ D+76
- Greenwood and Hamilton, Trenton, NJ D+64
- Wilbur, Trenton, NJ D+70
- Cadwalader-Hillcrest, Trenton, NJ D+81
- Chambersburg, Trenton, NJ D+39
- Villa Park, Trenton, NJ D+39
- South Trenton, Trenton, NJ D+45
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- East Carollton, New Orleans, LA D+56
- Bolton, Mobile, AL D+53
- Escalante, Tempe, AZ D+31
- Parkway, Albuquerque, NM D+6
- Lakeview, Buffalo, NY D+51
- Bardonia, West Nyack, NY R+7
- College Hills, San Angelo, TX R+29
- Seven Oaks, Bakersfield, CA R+28
- Greenbriar, Glendale, AZ R+4
- Downtown Village of Holly, Holly, MI R+14
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.