Colrain leans Democratic by roughly 16 points: about 58% of voters vote Democratic and 42% Republican.
About 76% of adults in Colrain typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Colrain, ~44% vote Democratic, ~32% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Colrain compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Colrain leans more Democratic than 43 of 111 neighbors.
Colrain runs about 9 points more Republican than Massachusetts as a whole.
Why Colrain 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 Colrain, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 39% of adults in Colrain hold a bachelor's degree, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Colrain, MA does.
Why turnout in Colrain looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Colrain 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 72%, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Griswoldville, MA D+19
- Leyden, MA D+9
- Shelburne Falls, MA D+31
- Heath, MA D+18
- Shelburne, MA D+33
- Green River, VT D+22
- West Halifax, VT D+31
- Greenfield, MA D+26
- Charlemont, MA D+13
- Bernardston, MA D+4
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- Lake Waccamaw, NC R+43
- Lumber City, GA R+31
- James, GA R+70
- Springdale, ID R+75
- Valmeyer, IL R+56
- Fort Davis, TX R+51
- Troy, KS R+59
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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.