Dighton leans slightly Republican by roughly 14 points: about 43% of voters vote Democratic and 57% Republican.
About 85% of adults in Dighton typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Dighton, ~37% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~14% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Dighton compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Dighton leans more Republican than 111 of 131 neighbors.
Dighton runs about 38 points more Republican than Massachusetts as a whole. Massachusetts leans Democratic overall, while Dighton is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Dighton 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 Dighton, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dighton votes against the grain of Massachusetts. Massachusetts leans Democratic overall, while Dighton runs about 38 points more Republican. Dense places usually vote Democratic, but Dighton runs against that pattern. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in Dighton are family households, above 77% of cities.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Dighton, MA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Dighton looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Dighton 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 73%, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 92% of households in Dighton own their home, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Dighton have completed high school, above 86% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- North Dighton, MA R+15
- Assonet Bay Shores, MA R+17
- Berkley, MA R+19
- Assonet, MA R+14
- Somerset, MA R+3
- Rehoboth, MA R+10
- Swansea, MA R+8
- Taunton, MA D+2
- East Taunton, MA R+11
Cities with Similar Populations
- Henrietta, TX R+66
- Dunbar, PA R+52
- Sparta, MO R+64
- Warden, WA R+38
- Lowell, NC R+20
- Oakridge, OR R+8
- Louisiana, MO R+40
- Lily, KY R+69
- Chouteau, OK R+59
- Altha, FL R+79
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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.