01944 leans heavily Democratic by roughly 38 points: about 69% of voters vote Democratic and 31% Republican.
About 91% of adults in 01944 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 01944, ~63% vote Democratic, ~28% Republican, and ~9% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 01944 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 01944 leans more Democratic than 24 of 27 neighbors.
01944 runs about 13 points more Democratic than Massachusetts as a whole.
Why 01944 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 01944, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 78% of adults in 01944 hold a bachelor's degree, about 50 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; 01944, 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 01944 looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. 01944 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 84%, about 24 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in 01944 have completed high school, above 93% of zip codes. 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.