West Osbornsville leans heavily Republican by roughly 32 points: about 34% of voters vote Democratic and 66% Republican.
About 76% of adults in West Osbornsville typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in West Osbornsville, ~26% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How West Osbornsville compares
West Osbornsville sits in a sparsely populated area with few comparable neighborhoods nearby.
West Osbornsville runs about 37 points more Republican than New Jersey as a whole. New Jersey leans Democratic overall, while West Osbornsville is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within West Osbornsville. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+40) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+25), a spread of about 15 points.
Why West Osbornsville 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 West Osbornsville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
West Osbornsville votes against the grain of New Jersey. New Jersey leans Democratic overall, while West Osbornsville runs about 37 points more Republican. Rural areas vote Republican, and West Osbornsville sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 65%, below 81% of neighborhoods). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 78% of households in West Osbornsville are family households, above 82% of neighborhoods.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; West Osbornsville, Brick, NJ sits below the national average on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in West Osbornsville looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 88% of households in West Osbornsville own their home, about 13 points above the New Jersey average of 74%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Arrowhead Park, Brick, NJ R+33
- Point Pleasant Manor, Brick, NJ R+31
- Dover Heights, Toms River, NJ R+27
- Downtown Neptune City, Neptune City, NJ D+8
- Berkley Estates, Neptune, NJ D+46
- Barnegat Pines, Forked River, NJ R+42
- Ravine Gardens, Matawan, NJ R+4
- Creighton Village, Old Bridge, NJ R+24
- North Middletown, Middletown, NJ R+22
- Southwood, Old Bridge, NJ R+22
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Eastside, Binghamton, NY D+15
- Boca Teeca, Boca Raton, FL Even
- Downtown Bradenton, Bradenton, FL D+22
- Las Palmas, San Antonio, TX D+35
- West Amityville, East Massapequa, NY D+16
- Sun Willows, Pasco, WA D+13
- Confederate Point, Jacksonville, FL D+20
- East Meyer, Kansas City, MO D+80
- Wasatch Hollow, Salt Lake City, UT D+67
- Melrose-Rugby, Roanoke, VA D+81
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.