Upper Roseville leans Democratic by roughly 22 points: about 61% of voters vote Democratic and 39% Republican.
About 36% of adults in Upper Roseville typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Upper Roseville, ~22% vote Democratic, ~14% Republican, and ~64% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Upper Roseville compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Upper Roseville leans more Democratic than 3 of 22 neighbors.
Upper Roseville runs about 17 points more Democratic than New Jersey as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Upper Roseville. The northwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+34) and the north side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+16), a spread of about 18 points.
Why Upper Roseville leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Upper Roseville. 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; Upper Roseville, Newark, NJ sits in the top quarter 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 Upper Roseville looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Upper Roseville is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The uninsured rate here is about 28%, about 18 points above the New Jersey average of 10%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 33% of adults in Upper Roseville report food insecurity, above 86% of neighborhoods. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Upper Roseville sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Forest Hill, Newark, NJ D+33
- Lower Roseville, Newark, NJ D+48
- North Broadway, Newark, NJ D+32
- Seventh Avenue, Newark, NJ D+45
- Mount Pleasant-Lower Broadway, Newark, NJ D+36
- Fairmuont, Newark, NJ D+73
- University Heights, Newark, NJ D+67
- Central Business District, Newark, NJ D+72
- Springfield-Belmont, Newark, NJ D+77
- Upper Vailsburg, Newark, NJ D+80
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- West Park, Irvine, CA D+14
- Prospect Hill, San Antonio, TX D+39
- Brentwood, Los Angeles, CA D+27
- South Baton Rouge, Baton Rouge, LA D+12
- Battle Creek, St. Paul, MN D+39
- Rochdale Village, Queens, NY D+83
- Wharton-Hawthorne-Bella Vista, Philadelphia, PA D+60
- Mid City North, Baton Rouge, LA D+84
- Springlake-University Terrace, Shreveport, LA R+12
- Campello, Brockton, MA D+41
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.