Amesbury Town leans Democratic by roughly 22 points: about 61% of voters vote Democratic and 39% Republican.
About 84% of adults in Amesbury Town typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Amesbury Town, ~51% vote Democratic, ~33% Republican, and ~16% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Amesbury Town compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Amesbury Town leans more Democratic than 72 of 98 neighbors.
Politically, Amesbury Town sits close to the rest of Massachusetts.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Amesbury Town. The southeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+35) and the southwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+15), a spread of about 20 points.
Why Amesbury Town leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Amesbury Town, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. About 61% of residents in Amesbury Town live in densely developed areas, about 25 points above the U.S. average of 36%. High college attainment predicts Democratic voting, and Amesbury Town sits in the top quarter (about 45%, above 91% of cities). A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 32% of adults in Amesbury Town have never been married, above 80% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Amesbury Town, MA sits in the top 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 Amesbury Town looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Amesbury Town 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 74%, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Amesbury Town have completed high school, above 81% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- South Hampton, NH Even
- Merrimac, MA Even
- Newburyport, MA D+37
- Salisbury, MA D+2
- Seabrook, NH R+6
- Kensington, NH Even
- West Newbury, MA D+22
- East Kingston, NH Even
- Hampton Falls, NH D+7
Cities with Similar Populations
- Clayton, MO D+60
- Aldie, VA D+12
- Addison, TX D+24
- Easthampton, MA D+36
- Fairview Park, OH D+16
- Tanque Verde, AZ R+6
- Great Bend, KS R+40
- Spanish Springs, NV R+34
- La Palma, CA D+4
- Weehawken, NJ D+36
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.