Paramus, NJ Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Paramus

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

Paramus leans slightly Republican by roughly 12 points: about 44% of voters vote Democratic and 56% Republican.

 

About 79% of adults in Paramus typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Paramus, ~35% vote Democratic, ~44% Republican, and ~21% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Paramus compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Paramus leans more Republican than 230 of 290 neighbors.

Paramus runs about 17 points more Republican than New Jersey as a whole. New Jersey leans Democratic overall, while Paramus is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Paramus. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+19) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+5), a spread of about 15 points.

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

Paramus votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 94%, far above the New Jersey average of 61%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 82% of households in Paramus are family households, above 93% of cities. Paramus runs against the grain of New Jersey, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.

Preventive-care access and voter turnout

Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Paramus, NJ sits in the top 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 Paramus looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Paramus 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 72%, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 60%. 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.