Ashland is a true toss-up. About 50% of voters here vote Democratic and 50% Republican. These figures are model estimates: New Hampshire did not have precinct-level voting records available for training, so the numbers above come from demographic and health features rather than local ground truth.
About 77% of adults in Ashland typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ashland, ~38% vote Democratic, ~39% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ashland compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Ashland sits roughly in the middle of the political spectrum, with 39 neighbors leaning further in the place's direction and 49 leaning the other way.
Politically, Ashland sits close to the rest of New Hampshire.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Ashland. The northwest side runs the most Democratic (D+4) and the southwest side runs the most Republican (R+16), a spread of about 21 points.
Why Ashland leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Ashland. None of them point strongly toward either party.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Ashland, NH sits above the national average on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Ashland looks the way it does
Turnout in Ashland 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.
Nearby Cities
- Holderness, NH D+13
- Plymouth, NH D+33
- New Hampton, NH R+12
- East Sandwich, NH D+5
- West Plymouth, NH D+19
- Meredith, NH D+8
- Bristol, NH R+9
- Hebron, NH D+17
- Campton, NH D+12
- Center Harbor, NH D+9
Cities with Similar Populations
- Vernon, VT D+4
- Loganton, PA R+66
- Arcola, TX D+26
- Brooktondale, NY D+32
- New Eagle, PA R+30
- Los Alamos, CA R+5
- Sigourney, IA R+39
- East Brookfield, MA R+14
- Audubon, MN R+40
- Atlanta, IN R+50
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from New Hampshire Secretary of State, Elections Division, 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. NH did not have precinct-level voting records available for training, so the figures here come from extrapolation across demographic, health, and land-use features rather than local ground truth. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.