Prospect Park, NJ Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Prospect Park

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

Prospect Park leans Democratic by roughly 18 points: about 59% of voters vote Democratic and 41% Republican.

 

About 46% of adults in Prospect Park typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Prospect Park, ~27% vote Democratic, ~19% Republican, and ~54% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Prospect Park compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Prospect Park leans more Democratic than 206 of 284 neighbors.

Prospect Park runs about 12 points more Democratic than New Jersey as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Prospect Park. The southeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+25) and the northwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+11), a spread of about 15 points.

Why Prospect Park 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 Prospect Park, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Dense areas vote Democratic. About 95% of residents in Prospect Park live in densely developed areas, about 58 points above the U.S. average of 36%. High college attainment predicts Democratic voting, and Prospect Park sits in the top quarter (about 32%, above 78% of cities). A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 44% of adults in Prospect Park have never been married, above 96% of cities.

Walkability and Democratic lean

Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Prospect Park, 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 Prospect Park looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Prospect Park is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The uninsured rate here is about 23%, about 14 points above the New Jersey average of 10%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 59% of households in Prospect Park rent, compared to around 31% in nearby cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 33% of adults in Prospect Park report food insecurity, above 97% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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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.