Totowa leans Republican by roughly 26 points: about 37% of voters vote Democratic and 63% Republican.
About 79% of adults in Totowa typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Totowa, ~29% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~22% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Totowa compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Totowa leans more Republican than 270 of 283 neighbors.
Totowa runs about 33 points more Republican than New Jersey as a whole. New Jersey leans Democratic overall, while Totowa is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Totowa. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+41) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+15), a spread of about 26 points.
Why Totowa 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 Totowa, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Totowa votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 95%, 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 Totowa are family households, above 80% of cities. Totowa runs against the grain of New Jersey, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Totowa, NJ sits above the national average on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Totowa looks the way it does
Turnout in Totowa sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Woodland Park, NJ R+10
- Little Falls, NJ Even
- Haledon, NJ D+15
- Paterson, NJ D+28
- Prospect Park, NJ D+18
- Wayne, NJ R+14
- Cedar Grove, NJ R+7
- North Caldwell, NJ R+2
- North Haledon, NJ R+20
- Clifton, NJ Even
Cities with Similar Populations
- Central, SC R+31
- Moseley, VA R+9
- Endwell, NY D+7
- Canyon Lake, CA R+24
- Wallingford, PA D+30
- Delavan, WI R+13
- Lower Burrell, PA R+25
- Winston, GA R+30
- Midland, WA D+16
- Fredonia, NY 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.