Downtown Nashua leans heavily Democratic by roughly 30 points: about 65% of voters vote Democratic and 35% Republican. These figures are model estimates: New Hampshire did not have precinct-level voting records available for training, so the numbers above come from demographic and health features rather than local ground truth.
About 52% of adults in Downtown Nashua typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Downtown Nashua, ~34% vote Democratic, ~18% Republican, and ~48% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Downtown Nashua compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Downtown Nashua is the most Democratic-leaning.
Downtown Nashua runs about 28 points more Democratic than New Hampshire as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Downtown Nashua. The northwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+38) and the east side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+28), a spread of about 10 points.
Why Downtown Nashua 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 Downtown Nashua, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 48% of adults in Downtown Nashua have never been married, modestly above similar-sized neighborhoods (around 38%).
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with renter-heavy households tend to turn out at a lower rate; Downtown Nashua, Nashua, NH sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Downtown Nashua looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 81% of households in Downtown Nashua rent, about 56 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Downtown Nashua sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Nashua Historic District, Nashua, NH D+24
- North End, Nashua, NH D+20
- Mine Falls Park, Nashua, NH D+17
- Southeast Nashua, Nashua, NH D+26
- Northwest Nashua, Nashua, NH D+23
- South End, Nashua, NH D+16
- Pawtucketville, Lowell, MA D+15
- The Acre, Lowell, MA D+42
- Centralville, Lowell, MA D+20
- Highlands, Lowell, MA D+28
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Limberlost, Tucson, AZ D+33
- East Village, San Antonio, TX D+22
- Soulard, St. Louis, MO D+64
- Creekstone, Kennewick, WA R+28
- Frye Circle, Andover, MA D+42
- Stablewood-Valley Hi North-Houston, Cypress, TX R+24
- Leisureville, Boynton Beach, FL Even
- Troutman Park, Fort Collins, CO D+32
- Brandywine, Oklahoma City, OK R+26
- Old Town Manchester, Richmond, VA D+64
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from New Hampshire Secretary of State, Elections Division, 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. NH did not have precinct-level voting records available for training, so the figures here come from extrapolation across demographic, health, and land-use features rather than local ground truth. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.