Penns Beach leans Republican by roughly 30 points: about 35% of voters vote Democratic and 65% Republican.
About 81% of adults in Penns Beach typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Penns Beach, ~28% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~19% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Penns Beach compares
Penns Beach runs about 35 points more Republican than New Jersey as a whole. New Jersey leans Democratic overall, while Penns Beach is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Penns Beach. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+37) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+25), a spread of about 12 points.
Why Penns Beach leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Penns Beach, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 89% of residents in Penns Beach drive to work alone, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high white share with below-average college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Penns Beach fits that profile on both counts. Penns Beach runs against the grain of New Jersey, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Penns Beach, Pennsville, NJ sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Penns Beach looks the way it does
Turnout in Penns Beach sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
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- Downtown, Wilmington, DE D+83
- Hedgeville, Wilmington, DE D+55
- Hilltop, Wilmington, DE D+64
- Cool Springs, Wilmington, DE D+69
- The Flats, Wilmington, DE D+68
- Brandywine Village, Wilmington, DE D+79
- 9th Ward, Wilmington, DE D+85
- Baynard Village, Wilmington, DE D+80
- Northwest Wilmington, Wilmington, DE D+75
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Floral Park, Santa Ana, CA D+26
- Orangetree, Naples, FL R+28
- The Eye, Detroit, MI D+70
- Keystone, Omaha, NE D+12
- Northbrook, Jackson, MS D+85
- Whitman-Mocine, Hayward, CA D+33
- Highland, Billings, MT D+8
- Ruskin Heights, Kansas City, MO D+58
- Orchard Meadows, Mundelein, IL D+15
- Sunset Park, Tampa, FL R+18
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.