01069 leans slightly Republican by roughly 12 points: about 44% of voters vote Democratic and 56% Republican.
About 73% of adults in 01069 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 01069, ~32% vote Democratic, ~41% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 01069 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 01069 leans more Republican than 29 of 40 neighbors.
01069 runs about 37 points more Republican than Massachusetts as a whole. Massachusetts leans Democratic overall, while 01069 is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 01069. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+18) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+8), a spread of about 10 points.
Why 01069 leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per zip code to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for 01069, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 85% of residents in 01069 drive to work alone, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 74%. 01069 runs against the grain of Massachusetts, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; 01069, MA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in 01069 looks the way it does
Turnout in 01069 sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, 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.