Chicopee leans slightly Democratic by roughly 6 points: about 53% of voters vote Democratic and 47% Republican.
About 66% of adults in Chicopee typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Chicopee, ~35% vote Democratic, ~31% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Chicopee compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Chicopee leans more Democratic than 42 of 84 neighbors.
Chicopee runs about 18 points more Republican than Massachusetts as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Chicopee. The northwest side runs the most Democratic (D+15) and the east side runs the most Republican (R+5), a spread of about 20 points.
Why Chicopee 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 Chicopee, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. About 86% of residents in Chicopee live in densely developed areas, about 50 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 41% of adults in Chicopee have never been married, above 94% of cities.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Chicopee, MA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Chicopee looks the way it does
Turnout in Chicopee 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 Cities
- Holyoke, MA D+27
- Indian Orchard, MA D+25
- Springfield, MA D+14
- West Springfield Town, MA D+5
- South Hadley, MA D+34
- Ludlow Center, MA R+16
- Ludlow, MA R+10
- Granby, MA Even
- Agawam Town, MA R+6
- Easthampton, MA D+36
Cities with Similar Populations
- Oregon City, OR Even
- Crestview, FL R+36
- Nurillo, TX R+5
- Friendswood, TX R+27
- Kyle, TX D+7
- Horizon West, FL R+7
- Fond Du Lac, WI R+11
- Holladay, UT D+24
- Loveland, OH R+18
- Culver City, CA D+51
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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.