Panther Valley leans slightly Republican by roughly 6 points: about 47% of voters vote Democratic and 53% Republican.
About 95% of adults in Panther Valley typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Panther Valley, ~45% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~5% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Panther Valley compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Panther Valley leans more Republican than 51 of 164 neighbors.
Panther Valley runs about 13 points more Republican than New Jersey as a whole. New Jersey leans Democratic overall, while Panther Valley is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Panther Valley 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 Panther Valley, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Panther Valley votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 39%, well below the New Jersey average of 61%). Here an older population outweighs the Democratic lean that density usually predicts. Panther Valley runs against the grain of New Jersey, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Panther Valley, NJ sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Panther Valley looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Panther Valley 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 75%, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Panther Valley have completed high school, above 90% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Allamuchy, NJ R+16
- Hampton, NJ R+21
- Johnsonburg, NJ R+25
- Vienna, NJ R+21
- Hackettstown, NJ R+9
- Waterloo, NJ R+24
- Great Meadows, NJ R+28
- Hope, NJ R+32
- Budd Lake, NJ Even
- Stanhope, NJ R+17
Cities with Similar Populations
- Gentryville, IN R+49
- Fromberg, MT R+60
- Normandy, TX R+23
- Red Jacket, WV R+73
- Munjor, KS R+61
- Yancey, TX R+57
- Coteau Holmes, LA R+81
- Virgil, IL R+32
- Harvey, IA R+48
- Bucklin, MO R+61
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.