Ocean Acres leans heavily Republican by roughly 32 points: about 34% of voters vote Democratic and 66% Republican.
About 85% of adults in Ocean Acres typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ocean Acres, ~29% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~15% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ocean Acres compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Ocean Acres leans more Republican than 50 of 74 neighbors.
Ocean Acres runs about 39 points more Republican than New Jersey as a whole. New Jersey leans Democratic overall, while Ocean Acres is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Ocean Acres 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 Ocean Acres, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Ocean Acres votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 86%, well above the New Jersey average of 61%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Ocean Acres runs against the grain of New Jersey, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Ocean Acres, NJ sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Ocean Acres looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Ocean Acres 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 70%, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 92% of households in Ocean Acres own their home, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Mayetta, NJ R+32
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- Manahawkin, NJ R+33
- Warren Grove, NJ R+29
- West Creek, NJ R+39
- Staffordville, NJ R+34
- Brookville, NJ R+27
- Waretown, NJ R+38
- Parkertown, NJ R+35
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hillsboro, OH R+57
- Aledo, TX R+56
- Fort Carson, CO R+16
- Brownsville, FL D+47
- Bellingham, MA Even
- Fostoria, OH R+24
- Fullerton, PA D+6
- Fate, TX R+31
- White Center, WA D+42
- Scotts Valley, CA D+42
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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.