Washington Park Historic District, North Plainfield, NJ Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Washington Park Historic District

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Washington Park Historic District leans Democratic by roughly 24 points: about 62% of voters vote Democratic and 38% Republican.

 

About 42% of adults in Washington Park Historic District typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Washington Park Historic District, ~26% vote Democratic, ~16% Republican, and ~58% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Washington Park Historic District compares

Washington Park Historic District sits in a sparsely populated area with few comparable neighborhoods nearby.

Washington Park Historic District runs about 19 points more Democratic than New Jersey as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by block within Washington Park Historic District. The northwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+29) and the northeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+17), a spread of about 12 points.

Why Washington Park Historic District leans the way it does

This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Washington Park Historic District, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 53% of adults in Washington Park Historic District have never been married, modestly above similar-sized neighborhoods (around 38%).

Population density and Democratic lean

Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Washington Park Historic District, North Plainfield, NJ sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.

Why turnout in Washington Park Historic District looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Washington Park Historic District 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 27%, about 17 points above the New Jersey average of 10%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 31% of adults in Washington Park Historic District report food insecurity, above 83% of neighborhoods. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 60% of adults in Washington Park Historic District have completed high school, below 98% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.