Port Reading, NJ Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Port Reading

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

Port Reading is a true toss-up. About 48% of voters here vote Democratic and 52% Republican.

 

About 68% of adults in Port Reading typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Port Reading, ~33% vote Democratic, ~35% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Port Reading compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Port Reading leans more Republican than 165 of 235 neighbors.

Port Reading runs about 10 points more Republican than New Jersey as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Port Reading. The west side runs the most Democratic (D+15) and the north side runs the most Republican (R+16), a spread of about 31 points.

Why Port Reading leans the way it does

Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Port Reading. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.

Walkability and Democratic lean

Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Port Reading, NJ sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.

Why turnout in Port Reading looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Port Reading 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 71%, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Port Reading have completed high school, above 85% 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.