Parkertown leans heavily Republican by roughly 34 points: about 33% of voters vote Democratic and 67% Republican.
About 81% of adults in Parkertown typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Parkertown, ~27% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~19% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Parkertown compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Parkertown leans more Republican than 59 of 75 neighbors.
Parkertown runs about 40 points more Republican than New Jersey as a whole. New Jersey leans Democratic overall, while Parkertown is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Parkertown. The east side is the most Republican-leaning (R+44) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+28), a spread of about 16 points.
Why Parkertown 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 Parkertown, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Parkertown votes against the grain of New Jersey. New Jersey leans Democratic overall, while Parkertown runs about 40 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Parkertown are family households, above 83% of cities.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Parkertown, NJ sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Parkertown looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Parkertown 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 94% of households in Parkertown own their home, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Parkertown have completed high school, above 92% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Tuckerton, NJ R+32
- Staffordville, NJ R+34
- West Tuckerton, NJ R+40
- West Creek, NJ R+39
- Mystic Island, NJ R+32
- Mayetta, NJ R+32
- Manahawkin, NJ R+33
- North Beach Haven, NJ R+15
- Beach Haven, NJ R+6
- New Gretna, NJ R+41
Cities with Similar Populations
- Starr, MD R+21
- Curran, IL R+28
- Five Corners, PA R+61
- Beersheba Springs, TN R+71
- Fox, AR R+60
- Shady Grove, MS Even
- North City, IL R+54
- Kingscreek, OH R+58
- Raisin, CA R+25
- South Wadesboro, NC D+20
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.