Teterboro leans slightly Republican by roughly 6 points: about 47% of voters vote Democratic and 53% Republican.
About 44% of adults in Teterboro typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Teterboro, ~21% vote Democratic, ~23% Republican, and ~56% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Teterboro compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Teterboro leans more Republican than 214 of 322 neighbors.
Teterboro runs about 11 points more Republican than New Jersey as a whole.
Why Teterboro 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 Teterboro, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Teterboro votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 98%, far above the New Jersey average of 61%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in Teterboro are family households, above 79% of cities.
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine low high-school-completion share and a heavily developed built environment tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Teterboro, NJ does.
Why turnout in Teterboro looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Teterboro is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 51% of households in Teterboro rent, about 26 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 14% of homes in Teterboro have more than one occupant per room, above 98% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- South Hackensack, NJ R+9
- Hasbrouck Heights, NJ R+7
- Little Ferry, NJ Even
- Moonachie, NJ R+12
- Wood-Ridge, NJ R+6
- Lodi, NJ Even
- Ridgefield Park, NJ D+7
- Bogota, NJ D+12
- Carlstadt, NJ R+20
- Hackensack, NJ D+36
Cities with Similar Populations
- Urbana, ND R+55
- Silverton, WA R+28
- Simpsonville, NY R+34
- Pomona, TN R+57
- Skeeterville, TX R+83
- Logton, AL R+37
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.