Port Republic leans Republican by roughly 18 points: about 41% of voters vote Democratic and 59% Republican.
About 80% of adults in Port Republic typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Port Republic, ~33% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~20% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Port Republic compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Port Republic leans more Republican than 34 of 86 neighbors.
Port Republic runs about 24 points more Republican than New Jersey as a whole. New Jersey leans Democratic overall, while Port Republic is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Port Republic. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+24) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+4), a spread of about 20 points.
Why Port Republic 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 Port Republic, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Port Republic votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 20%, far below the New Jersey average of 61%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 79% of households in Port Republic are family households, above 87% of cities. Port Republic runs against the grain of New Jersey, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Port Republic, NJ sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Port Republic looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Port Republic 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 68%, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 92% of households in Port Republic own their home, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Port Republic have completed high school, above 90% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Smithville, NJ R+2
- Oyster Creek, NJ R+17
- Pomona, NJ D+7
- Absecon, NJ Even
- Lower Bank, NJ R+32
- Wading River, NJ R+38
- New Gretna, NJ R+41
- Leektown, NJ R+41
- Egg Harbor City, NJ R+11
- Mystic Island, NJ R+32
Cities with Similar Populations
- Roman Forest, TX R+45
- Townsville, NC D+8
- Lake Leelanau, MI Even
- Lake Hamilton, FL R+17
- Augusta, AR R+18
- Uniontown, KY R+63
- Labadie, MO R+48
- Pine Grove, GA R+72
- Silver Lake, MN R+55
- Fairview, MT R+72
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.