Cotuit leans Democratic by roughly 20 points: about 60% of voters vote Democratic and 40% Republican.
About 86% of adults in Cotuit typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cotuit, ~51% vote Democratic, ~34% Republican, and ~15% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Cotuit compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Cotuit leans more Democratic than 50 of 72 neighbors.
Cotuit runs about 5 points more Republican than Massachusetts as a whole.
Why Cotuit 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 Cotuit, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 44% of adults in Cotuit hold a bachelor's degree, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Dense areas vote Democratic, and Cotuit sits in the top fifth on density (about 52%, above 87% of cities). A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 31% of adults in Cotuit have never been married, above 78% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Cotuit, 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 Cotuit looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Cotuit 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%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Mashpee, MA D+13
- Marstons Mills, MA D+9
- Osterville, MA D+22
- Forestdale, MA Even
- Centerville, MA D+11
- West Barnstable, MA D+9
- Sandwich, MA D+13
- East Sandwich, MA D+8
- Hyannis Port, MA D+12
Cities with Similar Populations
- Rolling Prairie, IN R+40
- Brownsboro, TX R+73
- Moores Hill, IN R+61
- Port Reading, NJ R+4
- Malakoff, TX R+48
- Ferrysburg, MI R+5
- Mansfield, GA R+63
- Wellsville, KS R+45
- Story City, IA R+12
- Golf Manor, OH D+65
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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.