Palisades Park, NJ Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Palisades Park

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

Palisades Park is a true toss-up. About 52% of voters here vote Democratic and 48% Republican.

 

About 42% of adults in Palisades Park typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Palisades Park, ~22% vote Democratic, ~20% Republican, and ~58% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Palisades Park compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Palisades Park leans more Democratic than 174 of 329 neighbors.

Politically, Palisades Park sits close to the rest of New Jersey.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Palisades Park. The northwest side runs the most Democratic (D+10) and the east side runs the most Republican (Even), a spread of about 10 points.

Why Palisades Park leans the way it does

Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Palisades Park. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.

Walkability and Democratic lean

Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Palisades Park, NJ sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.

Why turnout in Palisades Park looks the way it does

Renters vote less often than owners. About 64% of households in Palisades Park rent, about 39 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 9% of homes in Palisades Park have more than one occupant per room, above 96% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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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.