The map below shows the political leanings of people in and around Washington Park Historic District. Darker red areas have relatively more Republican voters, dark blue areas vote mostly for Democrats compared to other neighborhoods in North Plainfield, and areas in paler shades are where the vote tends to be split more evenly between parties.
Washington Park Historic District tends to be slightly democratic based on voting results in recent elections. Compared to other nearby neighborhoods, Washington Park Historic District has more republican voters. Compared to the nation as a whole, Washington Park Historic District leans more democratic.
Highly educated populations with bachelor’s degrees or higher tend to vote for more liberal candidates. In Washington Park Historic District, 20.92% of all adults have earned a bachelor’s degree or higher. Educated women are far less likely to vote for conservatives, and in Washington Park Historic District women make up 49.75% of the population.
Older Americans tend to vote more conservatively. Members of the Boomer and Silent generations (born 1928-1964) more often vote for Republicans while GenX, Millennials (born 1965-1996) and younger generations consistently support Democrats. The median age in Washington Park Historic District is 37.3, which is younger than the national median age of 38.1.
Is Washington Park Historic District a political battleground? Across all types of political contests in Washington Park Historic District, including state, local and presidential elections, races come within five percentage points 28% of the time.
Note: Federal, local, and New Jersey elections are weighed based on the recency of the election and the importance most voters assign to each seat.
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