Abington is a true toss-up. About 51% of voters here vote Democratic and 49% Republican.
About 85% of adults in Abington typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Abington, ~43% vote Democratic, ~42% Republican, and ~15% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Abington compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Abington sits roughly in the middle of the political spectrum, with 36 neighbors leaning further in the place's direction and 99 leaning the other way.
Abington runs about 23 points more Republican than Massachusetts as a whole.
Why Abington leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Abington. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Abington, MA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Abington looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Abington 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 72%, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Abington have completed high school, above 80% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Rockland, MA R+3
- Whitman, MA R+4
- Holbrook, MA D+12
- Brockton, MA D+42
- Avon, MA D+15
- Hanover, MA Even
- Hanson, MA R+9
- Weymouth Town, MA D+14
- East Bridgewater, MA R+10
- Randolph, MA D+49
Cities with Similar Populations
- Bothell West, WA D+23
- Pinckney, MI R+19
- Highland, MI R+26
- Camano Island, WA D+6
- Broussard, LA R+43
- Pickens, SC R+67
- Portales, NM R+32
- Riverton, WY R+46
- Vinings, GA D+37
- Parole, MD D+30
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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.