East Alton leans Republican by roughly 22 points: about 39% of voters vote Democratic and 61% 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 88% of adults in East Alton typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in East Alton, ~34% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~12% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How East Alton compares
Among cities within 25 miles, East Alton leans more Republican than 63 of 93 neighbors.
East Alton runs about 24 points more Republican than New Hampshire as a whole. New Hampshire is roughly evenly split, and East Alton sits clearly on the Republican side.
Why East Alton 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 East Alton, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 81% of households in East Alton are family households, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 67%. East Alton runs against the grain of New Hampshire, a Republican-leaning outlier in a roughly evenly split state.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; East Alton, NH sits in the top quarter 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 East Alton looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 96% of households in East Alton own their home, about 14 points above the New Hampshire average of 82%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in East Alton have completed high school, above 85% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- South Wolfeboro, NH R+14
- Alton Bay, NH R+17
- Alton, NH R+22
- New Durham, NH R+25
- Wolfeboro Falls, NH Even
- Wolfeboro, NH D+3
- Wolfeboro Center, NH D+2
- Union, NH R+28
- Gilmanton Iron Works, NH R+10
- Sanbornville, NH R+17
Cities with Similar Populations
- Van Wert, IA R+58
- Steuben, WI R+37
- Horse Pasture, VA R+26
- Milligan, NE R+62
- Gideon, OK R+48
- Jacktown, KY R+68
- Lorane, OR R+18
- Amberson, PA R+72
- Sabougla, MS R+53
- Conger, MN R+36
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.