Skillman, NJ Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Skillman

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

Skillman leans Democratic by roughly 26 points: about 63% of voters vote Democratic and 37% Republican.

 

About 93% of adults in Skillman typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Skillman, ~59% vote Democratic, ~34% Republican, and ~7% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Skillman compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Skillman leans more Democratic than 172 of 197 neighbors.

Skillman runs about 20 points more Democratic than New Jersey as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Skillman. The south side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+32) and the northwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+11), a spread of about 21 points.

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

Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 80% of adults in Skillman hold a bachelor's degree, about 51 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Dense areas vote Democratic, and Skillman sits in the top fifth on density (about 47%, above 86% of cities).

Preventive-care access and voter turnout

Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Skillman, NJ sits in the top tenth 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 Skillman looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Skillman 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 76%, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 92% of households in Skillman own their home, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 99% of adults in Skillman have completed high school, 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.