01754 leans heavily Democratic by roughly 38 points: about 69% of voters vote Democratic and 31% Republican.
About 86% of adults in 01754 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 01754, ~59% vote Democratic, ~27% Republican, and ~14% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 01754 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 01754 leans more Democratic than 34 of 62 neighbors.
01754 runs about 13 points more Democratic than Massachusetts as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 01754. The northeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+43) and the northwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+30), a spread of about 13 points.
Why 01754 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 01754, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 65% of adults in 01754 hold a bachelor's degree, about 36 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; 01754, MA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in 01754 looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. 01754 is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 75%, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 60%. 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.