The Heights leans Democratic by roughly 30 points: about 65% of voters vote Democratic and 35% Republican.
About 49% of adults in The Heights typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in The Heights, ~32% vote Democratic, ~17% Republican, and ~51% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How The Heights compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, The Heights is the least Democratic-leaning.
The Heights runs about 24 points more Democratic than New Jersey as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within The Heights. The southeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+47) and the northwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+13), a spread of about 34 points.
Why The Heights leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in The Heights. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; The Heights, Jersey City, NJ sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in The Heights looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 65% of households in The Heights rent, about 40 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 6% of homes in The Heights have more than one occupant per room, above 82% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Journal Square, Jersey City, NJ D+31
- The Waterfront, Jersey City, NJ D+48
- Downtown Jersey City, Jersey City, NJ D+58
- McGinley Square, Jersey City, NJ D+47
- West Village, Manhattan, NY D+68
- Bergen-Lafayette, Jersey City, NJ D+67
- Chelsea, Manhattan, NY D+65
- Soho, Manhattan, NY D+70
- Tribeca, Manhattan, NY D+64
- Greenwich Village, Manhattan, NY D+71
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Woodward Park, Fresno, CA R+7
- Western Addition, San Francisco, CA D+73
- Winnetka Heights, Dallas, TX D+36
- Lake Highlands, Dallas, TX D+33
- Southeast Arlington, Arlington, TX D+26
- Fordham, Bronx, NY D+36
- Gramercy, Manhattan, NY D+65
- Centennial Hills, Las Vegas, NV Even
- Flagami, Miami, FL R+35
- Santa Teresa, San Jose, CA D+26
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.