West Wildwood leans Republican by roughly 30 points: about 35% of voters vote Democratic and 65% Republican.
About 77% of adults in West Wildwood typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in West Wildwood, ~27% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How West Wildwood compares
Among cities within 25 miles, West Wildwood leans more Republican than 29 of 43 neighbors.
West Wildwood runs about 36 points more Republican than New Jersey as a whole. New Jersey leans Democratic overall, while West Wildwood is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why West Wildwood 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 West Wildwood, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
West Wildwood votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 69%, modestly above the New Jersey average of 61%). Here an older population outweighs the Democratic lean that density usually predicts. West Wildwood runs against the grain of New Jersey, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; West Wildwood, NJ sits in the top tenth 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 West Wildwood looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 90% of households in West Wildwood own their home, about 16 points above the New Jersey average of 74%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and West Wildwood sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Wildwood, NJ R+9
- North Wildwood, NJ R+27
- Wildwood Crest, NJ R+23
- Rio Grande, NJ R+19
- Wildwood Gables, NJ R+6
- Stone Harbor, NJ R+8
- Cold Spring, NJ R+21
- Cape May, NJ R+15
- Villas, NJ R+22
Cities with Similar Populations
- New Bethel, TN R+64
- Lime Ridge, WI R+38
- Leola, SD R+69
- Rader, MO R+71
- Menno, PA R+73
- Pickens, TX R+70
- Gilman City, MO R+72
- Grand Detour, IL R+34
- Paige, VA R+17
- McHue, AR R+67
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.