Bowdoin Apartments leans heavily Democratic by roughly 36 points: about 68% of voters vote Democratic and 32% Republican.
About 50% of adults in Bowdoin Apartments typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Bowdoin Apartments, ~34% vote Democratic, ~16% Republican, and ~50% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Bowdoin Apartments compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Bowdoin Apartments leans more Democratic than 2 of 18 neighbors.
Bowdoin Apartments runs about 12 points more Democratic than Massachusetts as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Bowdoin Apartments. The east side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+41) and the southeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+21), a spread of about 20 points.
Why Bowdoin Apartments 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 Bowdoin Apartments, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Bowdoin Apartments live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Bowdoin Apartments, Malden, MA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Bowdoin Apartments looks the way it does
Turnout in Bowdoin Apartments 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 Neighborhoods
- Bryant Terrace, Malden, MA D+42
- Prattville, Chelsea, MA D+26
- Ten Hills, Somerville, MA D+52
- East Somerville, Somerville, MA D+59
- East Boston, Boston, MA D+38
- Winter Hill, Somerville, MA D+65
- Day Square, Boston, MA D+43
- Waterfront, Boston, MA D+45
- Ball Square, Somerville, MA D+70
- Gove Street, Boston, MA D+50
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Ball Square, Somerville, MA D+70
- West End, Cincinnati, OH D+75
- West Minnehaha, Vancouver, WA D+18
- Northside, Fort Wayne, IN D+17
- North Main, Greenville, SC D+5
- West Memorial, Katy, TX R+16
- The Avenues, York, PA D+30
- Milton Upper Mills, Milton, MA D+67
- Roselawn, Cincinnati, OH D+78
- North East, Pasadena, CA D+24
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.