Dock Square is a Democratic stronghold. About 76% of voters here vote Democratic and 24% Republican.
About 67% of adults in Dock Square typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Dock Square, ~51% vote Democratic, ~16% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Dock Square compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Dock Square leans more Democratic than 12 of 45 neighbors.
Dock Square runs about 28 points more Democratic than Massachusetts as a whole.
Why Dock 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 Dock Square, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 83% of adults in Dock Square hold a bachelor's degree, about 54 points above the U.S. average of 28%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 71% of adults in Dock Square have never been married, above 98% of neighborhoods.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Dock Square, Boston, 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 Dock Square looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Dock 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 75%, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Dock Square have completed high school, above 81% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Downtown Crossing, Boston, MA D+61
- Central, Boston, MA D+53
- Waterfront, Boston, MA D+45
- Gove Street, Boston, MA D+50
- East Cambridge, Cambridge, MA D+65
- Back Bay, Boston, MA D+62
- Day Square, Boston, MA D+43
- East Boston, Boston, MA D+38
- South End, Boston, MA D+64
- South Boston, Boston, MA D+48
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Deerwood, Jacksonville, FL R+8
- Eastwick, Philadelphia, PA D+76
- Highland, Denver, CO D+59
- Pleasant Valley, Austin, TX D+56
- Torrey Pines, San Diego, CA D+55
- Old North End, Burlington, VT D+72
- Old Town, Torrance, CA D+32
- Northwest Spokane, Spokane, WA D+5
- Mount Bowdoin, Boston, MA D+65
- Villages of Westcreek, San Antonio, TX D+7
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.