Wallington leans Republican by roughly 24 points: about 38% of voters vote Democratic and 62% Republican.
About 57% of adults in Wallington typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wallington, ~22% vote Democratic, ~35% Republican, and ~43% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wallington compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Wallington leans more Republican than 287 of 308 neighbors.
Wallington runs about 29 points more Republican than New Jersey as a whole. New Jersey leans Democratic overall, while Wallington is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Wallington. The south side is the most Republican-leaning (R+33) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+12), a spread of about 21 points.
Why Wallington 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 Wallington, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Wallington 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. Wallington runs against the grain of New Jersey, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Never-married share, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine a never-married-heavy adult population and a heavily developed built environment tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Wallington, NJ does.
Why turnout in Wallington looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 59% of households in Wallington rent, about 34 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Strong routine healthcare access lines up with higher turnout, and Wallington sits in the top quarter on routine-care measures. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 6% of homes in Wallington have more than one occupant per room, above 91% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Wood-Ridge, NJ R+6
- Passaic, NJ D+5
- East Rutherford, NJ D+5
- Carlstadt, NJ R+20
- Rutherford, NJ D+13
- Garfield, NJ R+7
- Hasbrouck Heights, NJ R+7
- Lodi, NJ Even
- Teterboro, NJ R+6
- Clifton, NJ Even
Cities with Similar Populations
- Freeport, TX R+10
- New Prague, MN R+31
- Lake Stickney, WA D+20
- Cotati, CA D+40
- Rogersville, MO R+52
- Wynne, AR R+35
- Fairview, TN R+48
- Mabelvale, AR R+13
- Pennington, NJ D+36
- Cape May, NJ R+15
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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.