Assonet leans slightly Republican by roughly 14 points: about 43% of voters vote Democratic and 57% Republican.
About 84% of adults in Assonet typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Assonet, ~36% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~16% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Assonet compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Assonet leans more Republican than 114 of 129 neighbors.
Assonet runs about 39 points more Republican than Massachusetts as a whole. Massachusetts leans Democratic overall, while Assonet is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Assonet 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 Assonet, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Assonet votes against the grain of Massachusetts. Massachusetts leans Democratic overall, while Assonet runs about 39 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in Assonet are family households, above 80% of cities.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Assonet, MA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Assonet looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Assonet 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%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 91% of households in Assonet own their home, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Assonet Bay Shores, MA R+17
- Berkley, MA R+19
- Chartley, MA R+17
- Dighton, MA R+13
- Heaven Heights, MA R+16
- Somerset, MA R+3
- East Freetown, MA R+17
- East Taunton, MA R+11
- Lakeville, MA R+9
- North Dighton, MA R+15
Cities with Similar Populations
- Alfred, NY R+5
- Renfrew, PA R+37
- Hollis Center, ME R+30
- Elk, WA R+43
- Loudonville, OH R+55
- Lavaca, AR R+65
- West Liberty, OH R+56
- Newcastle, WY R+64
- McConnelsville, OH R+51
- Monclova, OH R+22
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.