Becket leans Democratic by roughly 20 points: about 60% of voters vote Democratic and 40% Republican.
About 88% of adults in Becket typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Becket, ~53% vote Democratic, ~35% Republican, and ~12% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Becket compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Becket leans more Democratic than 45 of 102 neighbors.
Becket runs about 4 points more Republican than Massachusetts as a whole.
Why Becket 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 Becket, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 44% of adults in Becket hold a bachelor's degree, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Becket, MA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Becket looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Becket 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%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 97% of households in Becket own their home, about 22 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Becket have completed high school, above 87% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- North Otis, MA D+18
- Washington, MA D+17
- Chester, MA R+12
- Middlefield, MA D+26
- North Blandford, MA Even
- Tyringham, MA D+50
- Otis, MA D+6
- East Otis, MA D+6
- Lee, MA D+32
- Lenox Dale, MA D+39
Cities with Similar Populations
- Linwood, KS R+42
- Thorn Hill, TN R+75
- Eden, WI R+45
- Valley Grove, WV R+49
- Chase, MI R+45
- Tarlton, OH R+58
- Campti, LA R+27
- Pearl City, IL R+43
- Sandy Ridge, NC R+68
- Corning, OH R+58
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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.