Duxbury leans Democratic by roughly 16 points: about 58% of voters vote Democratic and 42% Republican.
About 98% of adults in Duxbury typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Duxbury, ~57% vote Democratic, ~41% Republican, and ~2% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Duxbury compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Duxbury leans more Democratic than 64 of 82 neighbors.
Duxbury runs about 9 points more Republican than Massachusetts as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Duxbury. The south side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+19) and the northeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+8), a spread of about 11 points.
Why Duxbury 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 Duxbury, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 73% of adults in Duxbury hold a bachelor's degree, about 45 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Dense areas vote Democratic, and Duxbury sits in the top fifth on density (about 38%, above 83% of cities).
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Duxbury, 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 Duxbury looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Duxbury 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%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 93% of households in Duxbury own their home, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Duxbury have completed high school, above 90% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Kingston, MA D+4
- Silver Lake, MA R+5
- Marshfield, MA D+8
- Pembroke, MA R+3
- Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock, MA D+5
- Monponsett, MA R+8
- Standish, MA D+16
- Marshfield Hills, MA D+7
- Humarock, MA Even
- Plympton, MA R+14
Cities with Similar Populations
- North Chicago, IL D+60
- Browns Mills, NJ Even
- Union City, TN R+38
- Irondale, AL Even
- Coto de Caza, CA R+16
- Hudson, NY D+19
- Beach Park, IL D+18
- Waterloo, IL R+41
- Clinton, MA D+12
- Swansea, IL D+10
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.