Chartley leans Republican by roughly 16 points: about 42% of voters vote Democratic and 58% Republican.
About 87% of adults in Chartley typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Chartley, ~37% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~12% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Chartley compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Chartley leans more Republican than 106 of 114 neighbors.
Chartley runs about 42 points more Republican than Massachusetts as a whole. Massachusetts leans Democratic overall, while Chartley is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Chartley 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 Chartley, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 88% of residents in Chartley drive to work alone, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 79% of households in Chartley are family households, above 87% of cities. Chartley runs against the grain of Massachusetts, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Food insecurity and voter turnout
Places with low food insecurity tend to turn out at a higher rate; Chartley, MA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Food insecurity does not directly drive turnout; it reflects economic hardship, which lines up with lower voting.
Why turnout in Chartley looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Chartley 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 76%, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 93% of households in Chartley own their home, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- East Freetown, MA R+17
- Assonet, MA R+14
- Heaven Heights, MA R+16
- Assonet Bay Shores, MA R+17
- Acushnet, MA R+18
- Dartmouth, MA R+12
- Somerset, MA R+3
- North Dartmouth, MA R+4
- North Westport, MA R+18
Cities with Similar Populations
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- Vixen, LA R+82
- Vernon, DE R+54
- Ingrams Mill, MS R+70
- Elsey, MO R+70
- Pulcifer, WI R+50
- Elm Grove, AR R+65
- Tipperary, MO R+66
- Lookout, CA R+46
- Reliance, SD R+63
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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.