Top Road leans heavily Democratic by roughly 36 points: about 68% of voters vote Democratic and 32% Republican.
About 44% of adults in Top Road typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Top Road, ~30% vote Democratic, ~14% Republican, and ~56% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Top Road compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Top Road leans more Democratic than 1 of 12 neighbors.
Top Road runs about 31 points more Democratic than New Jersey as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Top Road. The east side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+57) and the north side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+22), a spread of about 35 points.
Why Top Road leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Top Road. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Top Road, Trenton, NJ sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Top Road looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Top Road is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 83% of adults in Top Road have completed high school, below 81% of neighborhoods. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Top Road sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- North Trenton, Trenton, NJ D+79
- Wilbur, Trenton, NJ D+70
- Greenwood and Hamilton, Trenton, NJ D+64
- Pennington-Prospect, Trenton, NJ D+85
- Central West, Trenton, NJ D+79
- Villa Park, Trenton, NJ D+39
- Downtown Trenton, Trenton, NJ D+76
- Chambersburg, Trenton, NJ D+39
- Cadwalader-Hillcrest, Trenton, NJ D+81
- South Trenton, Trenton, NJ D+45
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Kent Corner, Riverside, RI D+5
- Kensington, San Diego, CA D+57
- Pimlico, Baltimore, MD D+85
- Highland Park, Augusta, GA D+47
- Geist, Indianapolis, IN Even
- Pleasant Grove East, Chesapeake, VA R+34
- Scarritt Renaissance, Kansas City, MO D+48
- Lindsay Park, Milwaukee, WI D+69
- West Market Square Historic District, Bangor, ME D+30
- The Coves, Kansas City, MO D+14
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.