Whitman Park is a Democratic stronghold. About 89% of voters here vote Democratic and 11% Republican.
About 42% of adults in Whitman Park typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Whitman Park, ~37% vote Democratic, ~5% Republican, and ~58% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Whitman Park compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Whitman Park leans more Democratic than 30 of 32 neighbors.
Whitman Park runs about 72 points more Democratic than New Jersey as a whole.
Why Whitman Park 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 Whitman Park, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Whitman Park live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 48% of adults in Whitman Park have never been married, above 78% of neighborhoods.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Whitman Park, Camden, NJ sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Whitman Park looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Whitman Park is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 40%, about 27 points below the New Jersey average of 67%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 78% of households in Whitman Park rent, about 53 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 43% of adults in Whitman Park report food insecurity, above 95% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Parkside, Camden, NJ D+79
- Centerville, Camden, NJ D+72
- Fairview, Camden, NJ D+55
- Morgan Village, Camden, NJ D+68
- Marlton, Camden, NJ D+62
- Lanning Square, Camden, NJ D+68
- Dudley, Camden, NJ D+48
- Stockton, Camden, NJ D+53
- Cramer Hill, Camden, NJ D+51
- Pyne Poynt, Camden, NJ D+61
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Kalivas Union, Manchester, NH D+32
- Sandalfoot Cove, Boca Raton, FL Even
- Charter Point, Jacksonville, FL D+28
- Derita-Statesville, Charlotte, NC D+75
- Park West, Milwaukee, WI D+86
- North Mayfair, Chicago, IL D+39
- Hoover-Foster, Oakland, CA D+76
- Bank Square, Waltham, MA D+50
- Greater South, Lincoln, NE D+15
- North India Mound, Kansas City, MO D+35
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.