Penns Neck leans heavily Democratic by roughly 36 points: about 68% of voters vote Democratic and 32% Republican.
About 56% of adults in Penns Neck typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Penns Neck, ~38% vote Democratic, ~18% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Penns Neck compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Penns Neck leans more Democratic than 168 of 182 neighbors.
Penns Neck runs about 31 points more Democratic than New Jersey as a whole.
Why Penns Neck 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 Penns Neck, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 82% of adults in Penns Neck hold a bachelor's degree, about 54 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Dense areas vote Democratic, and Penns Neck sits in the top fifth on density (about 55%, above 88% of cities). A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 34% of adults in Penns Neck have never been married, above 85% of cities.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Penns Neck, NJ sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Penns Neck looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 54% of households in Penns Neck rent, about 30 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Princeton Junction, NJ D+42
- Plainsboro, NJ D+34
- Princeton, NJ D+53
- Princeton Meadows, NJ D+37
- Kingston, NJ D+15
- Windsor, NJ D+6
- Cranbury, NJ D+23
- Rosedale, NJ D+28
- Mercerville, NJ D+7
- Hamilton Square, NJ Even
Cities with Similar Populations
- McKee, KY R+73
- Dallas Center, IA R+32
- Crosby, MN R+28
- Dillonvale, OH R+49
- Avoca, PA R+8
- Malone, FL R+27
- Pagedale, MO D+82
- Mansfield, MO R+69
- Salem, AR R+61
- Pecos, NM D+15
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.