Bell Hill leans heavily Democratic by roughly 36 points: about 68% of voters vote Democratic and 32% Republican.
About 43% of adults in Bell Hill typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Bell Hill, ~29% vote Democratic, ~14% Republican, and ~57% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Bell Hill compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Bell Hill leans more Democratic than 21 of 25 neighbors.
Bell Hill runs about 11 points more Democratic than Massachusetts as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Bell Hill. The north side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+43) and the southwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+31), a spread of about 13 points.
Why Bell Hill leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Bell Hill, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 50% of adults in Bell Hill have never been married, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 29%.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Bell Hill, Worcester, MA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Bell Hill looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 70% of households in Bell Hill rent, about 45 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 34% of adults in Bell Hill report food insecurity, above 88% of neighborhoods. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Bell Hill sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Central Business District, Worcester, MA D+42
- Institute Park, Worcester, MA D+50
- Franklin Plantation, Worcester, MA D+34
- Indian Lake East, Worcester, MA D+36
- Green Island, Worcester, MA D+33
- Union Hill, Worcester, MA D+29
- Main Middle, Worcester, MA D+31
- Hamilton, Worcester, MA D+21
- Lake Park, Worcester, MA D+30
- North Lincoln Street, Worcester, MA D+38
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Barths, Wheat Ridge, CO D+36
- Birmingham, Toledo, OH D+12
- Rancho San Joaquin, Irvine, CA D+33
- Dineen Park, Milwaukee, WI D+80
- Ladera West, Albuquerque, NM D+15
- 6th Ward, Portsmouth, OH R+46
- Gateway Center, Sacramento, CA D+48
- South City Farms, Sacramento, CA D+29
- Bethune Grant, Daytona Beach, FL D+16
- Reed, Portland, OR D+74
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.