Northwest Ridgewood, Ridgewood, NJ Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Northwest Ridgewood

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

Northwest Ridgewood leans Democratic by roughly 28 points: about 64% of voters vote Democratic and 36% Republican.

 

About 87% of adults in Northwest Ridgewood typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Northwest Ridgewood, ~56% vote Democratic, ~31% Republican, and ~13% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Northwest Ridgewood compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Northwest Ridgewood leans more Democratic than 5 of 6 neighbors.

Northwest Ridgewood runs about 23 points more Democratic than New Jersey as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by block within Northwest Ridgewood. The west side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+36) and the southwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+23), a spread of about 13 points.

Why Northwest Ridgewood 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 Northwest Ridgewood, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 86% of adults in Northwest Ridgewood hold a bachelor's degree, about 58 points above the U.S. average of 28%.

High-school completion, uninsured rate, and voter turnout

Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a low uninsured rate tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Northwest Ridgewood, Ridgewood, NJ does.

Why turnout in Northwest Ridgewood looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Northwest Ridgewood 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 79%, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 89% of households in Northwest Ridgewood own their home, compared to around 66% in nearby neighborhoods. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 99% of adults in Northwest Ridgewood have completed high school, above 90% of neighborhoods. 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.