Barre Plains leans slightly Republican by roughly 10 points: about 45% of voters vote Democratic and 55% Republican.
About 76% of adults in Barre Plains typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Barre Plains, ~34% vote Democratic, ~42% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Barre Plains compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Barre Plains leans more Republican than 77 of 117 neighbors.
Barre Plains runs about 35 points more Republican than Massachusetts as a whole. Massachusetts leans Democratic overall, while Barre Plains is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Barre Plains 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 Barre Plains, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Barre Plains votes against the grain of Massachusetts. Massachusetts leans Democratic overall, while Barre Plains runs about 35 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 79% of households in Barre Plains are family households, above 88% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Barre Plains, MA sits in the top quarter 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 Barre Plains looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Barre Plains 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 70%, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 91% of households in Barre Plains 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
- South Barre, MA R+12
- Wheelwright, MA R+12
- Barre, MA R+5
- Oakham, MA R+6
- New Braintree, MA R+13
- Hardwick, MA R+12
- Gilbertville, MA R+11
- Turkey Hill Shores, MA Even
- North Brookfield, MA R+12
- Williamsville, MA R+10
Cities with Similar Populations
- Nod, MS R+18
- Oak Glen, CA R+36
- Perlee, IA R+47
- Kossuth, PA R+59
- Carlisle-Rockledge, AL R+78
- Fleming, NY R+23
- Buffalo City, AR R+63
- West Addison, VT D+12
- Tamaha, OK R+74
- Meads Creek, NY R+46
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.