South Broad Street, Newark, NJ Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in South Broad Street

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

South Broad Street is a Democratic stronghold. About 81% of voters here vote Democratic and 19% Republican.

 

About 36% of adults in South Broad Street typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in South Broad Street, ~29% vote Democratic, ~7% Republican, and ~64% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How South Broad Street compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, South Broad Street leans more Democratic than 11 of 21 neighbors.

South Broad Street runs about 57 points more Democratic than New Jersey as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by block within South Broad Street. The northwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+76) and the east side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+50), a spread of about 27 points.

Why South Broad Street 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 South Broad Street, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in South Broad Street live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 55% of adults in South Broad Street have never been married, above 88% of neighborhoods.

Population density and Democratic lean

Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; South Broad Street, Newark, NJ sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.

Why turnout in South Broad Street looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. South Broad Street is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 45%, about 23 points below the New Jersey average of 67%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 79% of households in South Broad Street rent, about 54 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 42% of adults in South Broad Street report food insecurity, above 95% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.