Cataumet leans Democratic by roughly 18 points: about 59% of voters vote Democratic and 41% Republican.
About 67% of adults in Cataumet typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cataumet, ~40% vote Democratic, ~27% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Cataumet compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Cataumet leans more Democratic than 66 of 87 neighbors.
Cataumet runs about 6 points more Republican than Massachusetts as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Cataumet. The northwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+23) and the southeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+10), a spread of about 13 points.
Why Cataumet 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 Cataumet, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 62% of adults in Cataumet hold a bachelor's degree, about 33 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Dense areas vote Democratic, and Cataumet sits in the top fifth on density (about 46%, above 86% of cities).
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Cataumet, MA sits in the top tenth 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 Cataumet looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Cataumet 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 74%, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and more than 99% of adults in Cataumet have completed high school, in the top fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- North Falmouth, MA D+31
- Pocasset, MA D+17
- Monument Beach, MA D+12
- Forestdale, MA Even
- Buzzards Bay, MA D+6
- East Falmouth, MA D+16
- Onset, MA D+8
- West Falmouth, MA D+46
- Mashpee, MA D+13
- Falmouth, MA D+47
Cities with Similar Populations
- Brethren, MI R+35
- Faber, KY R+70
- Queen Anne, MD R+39
- Quasqueton, IA R+39
- Murray, NE R+46
- Bluff, UT D+15
- Waco, NE R+68
- Andersonville, TN R+67
- Newton, WI R+43
- Orwell, VT R+9
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.