Cushing Square is a Democratic stronghold. About 83% of voters here vote Democratic and 17% Republican.
About 75% of adults in Cushing Square typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cushing Square, ~62% vote Democratic, ~13% Republican, and ~25% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Cushing Square compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Cushing Square leans more Democratic than 26 of 49 neighbors.
Cushing Square runs about 42 points more Democratic than Massachusetts as a whole.
Why Cushing Square leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Cushing Square, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 77% of adults in Cushing Square hold a bachelor's degree, about 49 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Cushing Square, Belmont, MA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Cushing Square looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Cushing Square 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 79%, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Waverley Square, Belmont, MA D+62
- Strawberry Hill, Cambridge, MA D+78
- East Watertown, Watertown Town, MA D+62
- Bemis, Watertown Town, MA D+50
- Warrendale, Waltham, MA D+38
- West Cambridge, Cambridge, MA D+78
- Faneuil, Brighton, MA D+62
- Nonantum, Newton, MA D+49
- North Cambridge, Cambridge, MA D+71
- Newton Corner, Newton, MA D+65
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Downtown Newport News, Newport News, VA D+45
- El Dorado Park, Long Beach, CA D+23
- Nobility Hill Historic District, Stoneham, MA D+27
- Piety Corner, Waltham, MA D+37
- Victorian Village, Columbus, OH D+60
- Bridlemile, Portland, OR D+61
- North Redmond, Redmond, WA D+42
- Rosedale, Kansas City, KS D+38
- Lacy, Santa Ana, CA D+31
- Calico Ridge, Henderson, NV R+4
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.