Roosevelt City leans heavily Republican by roughly 40 points: about 30% of voters vote Democratic and 70% Republican.
About 77% of adults in Roosevelt City typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Roosevelt City, ~23% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Roosevelt City compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Roosevelt City leans more Republican than 109 of 117 neighbors.
Roosevelt City runs about 46 points more Republican than New Jersey as a whole. New Jersey leans Democratic overall, while Roosevelt City is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Roosevelt City 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 Roosevelt City, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Roosevelt City votes against the grain of New Jersey. New Jersey leans Democratic overall, while Roosevelt City runs about 46 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 85% of households in Roosevelt City are family households, above 97% of cities.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Roosevelt City, NJ sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Roosevelt City looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 92% of households in Roosevelt City own their home, about 17 points above the New Jersey average of 74%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Keswick Grove, NJ R+21
- Crestwood Village, NJ R+18
- Whitesbog, NJ R+18
- Whiting, NJ R+21
- Holiday City-Berkeley, NJ R+26
- Lakehurst, NJ R+18
- Brookville, NJ R+27
- Holiday City South, NJ R+11
- Country Lake Estates, NJ D+2
- Ridgeway, NJ R+38
Cities with Similar Populations
- Altona, IN R+53
- Rolling Meadows, TX R+62
- Chalybeate, PA R+60
- Lone Pine, LA R+70
- Coyville, KS R+68
- Middlepoint, MD R+23
- Suttons, SC D+14
- Wayne, MT R+50
- Jenkins, IL R+53
- Muir Beach, CA D+46
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.