Southeast Ridgewood leans Democratic by roughly 24 points: about 62% of voters vote Democratic and 38% Republican.
About 88% of adults in Southeast Ridgewood typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Southeast Ridgewood, ~55% vote Democratic, ~33% Republican, and ~12% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Southeast Ridgewood compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Southeast Ridgewood leans more Democratic than 5 of 7 neighbors.
Southeast Ridgewood runs about 19 points more Democratic than New Jersey as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Southeast Ridgewood. The northwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+31) and the northeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+21), a spread of about 11 points.
Why Southeast Ridgewood 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 Southeast Ridgewood, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 79% of adults in Southeast Ridgewood hold a bachelor's degree, about 51 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
High-school completion, uninsured rate, and voter turnout
Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a low uninsured rate tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Southeast Ridgewood, Ridgewood, NJ does.
Why turnout in Southeast Ridgewood looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Southeast Ridgewood 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 79%, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 87% of households in Southeast Ridgewood own their home, compared to around 65% in nearby neighborhoods. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and more than 99% of adults in Southeast Ridgewood have completed high school, above 95% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Downtown Ridgewood, Ridgewood, NJ D+30
- Ridgewood Junction, Glen Rock, NJ D+21
- Northwest Ridgewood, Ridgewood, NJ D+29
- Radburn, Fair Lawn, NJ D+8
- Wortendyke, Midland Park, NJ R+2
- Warren Point, Fair Lawn, NJ Even
- Passaic Junction, Saddle Brook, NJ R+18
- Pleasant Acres, New Milford, NJ Even
- Downtown Paterson, Paterson, NJ D+32
- Lake View, Paterson, NJ D+5
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- 9th and 9th, Salt Lake City, UT D+70
- Geneva, Orem, UT R+17
- Victory, Minneapolis, MN D+57
- McKinney, Austin, TX D+34
- Far West, Wilsonville, OR D+18
- Athenia, Clifton, NJ D+5
- Medina Public Square Historic District, Medina, OH R+8
- College Park, Mobile, AL R+31
- Parkwood Maintenance, San Antonio, TX D+11
- Central Lawrenceville, Pittsburgh, PA D+58
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.