Pompton Plains, NJ Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Pompton Plains

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

Pompton Plains leans Republican by roughly 16 points: about 42% of voters vote Democratic and 58% Republican.

 

About more than 99% of adults in Pompton Plains typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pompton Plains, ~42% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~0% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Pompton Plains compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Pompton Plains leans more Republican than 227 of 284 neighbors.

Pompton Plains runs about 22 points more Republican than New Jersey as a whole. New Jersey leans Democratic overall, while Pompton Plains is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Pompton Plains. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+24) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+10), a spread of about 15 points.

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

Pompton Plains votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 84%, well above the New Jersey average of 61%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Pompton Plains runs against the grain of New Jersey, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.

Food insecurity and voter turnout

Places with low food insecurity tend to turn out at a higher rate; Pompton Plains, NJ sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Food insecurity does not directly drive turnout; it reflects economic hardship, which lines up with lower voting.

Why turnout in Pompton Plains looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Pompton Plains 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%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 92% of households in Pompton Plains own their home, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Pompton Plains have completed high school, above 81% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.