Seventh Avenue leans heavily Democratic by roughly 46 points: about 73% of voters vote Democratic and 27% Republican.
About 35% of adults in Seventh Avenue typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Seventh Avenue, ~26% vote Democratic, ~9% Republican, and ~65% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Seventh Avenue compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Seventh Avenue leans more Democratic than 7 of 21 neighbors.
Seventh Avenue runs about 40 points more Democratic than New Jersey as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Seventh Avenue. The southeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+71) and the northwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+25), a spread of about 46 points.
Why Seventh Avenue leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Seventh Avenue, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 54% of adults in Seventh Avenue have never been married, modestly above similar-sized neighborhoods (around 48%).
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Seventh Avenue, Newark, NJ sits in the top quarter 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 Seventh Avenue looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Seventh Avenue 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 25%, about 16 points above the New Jersey average of 10%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 81% of households in Seventh Avenue rent, about 56 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 31% of adults in Seventh Avenue report food insecurity, above 84% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Mount Pleasant-Lower Broadway, Newark, NJ D+36
- Lower Roseville, Newark, NJ D+48
- University Heights, Newark, NJ D+67
- Upper Roseville, Newark, NJ D+23
- Forest Hill, Newark, NJ D+33
- Central Business District, Newark, NJ D+72
- Fairmuont, Newark, NJ D+73
- North Broadway, Newark, NJ D+32
- Springfield-Belmont, Newark, NJ D+77
- North Ironbound, Newark, NJ D+5
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Prospect Park, Minneapolis, MN D+70
- Northside Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor, MI D+73
- Moanalua, Honolulu, HI D+13
- La Homa, Mission, TX R+4
- Union Square, Somerville, MA D+75
- Copperfield, Houston, TX R+4
- Oceanway, Jacksonville, FL R+7
- Yorkshire, Charlotte, NC D+29
- Kensington, Buffalo, NY D+76
- Spenard, Anchorage, AK D+29
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.