East Brimfield leans slightly Republican by roughly 8 points: about 46% of voters vote Democratic and 54% Republican.
About more than 99% of adults in East Brimfield typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in East Brimfield, ~46% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~0% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How East Brimfield compares
Among cities within 25 miles, East Brimfield leans more Republican than 42 of 77 neighbors.
East Brimfield runs about 32 points more Republican than Massachusetts as a whole. Massachusetts leans Democratic overall, while East Brimfield is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within East Brimfield. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+18) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+7), a spread of about 10 points.
Why East Brimfield 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 Brimfield, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 83% of households in East Brimfield are family households, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 67%. East Brimfield runs against the grain of Massachusetts, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; East Brimfield, MA sits below the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in East Brimfield looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. East Brimfield 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 76%, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 97% of households in East Brimfield own their home, compared to around 78% in nearby cities. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and more than 99% of adults in East Brimfield have completed high school, above 98% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Brimfield, MA R+11
- Fiskdale, MA D+6
- Charlton City, MA D+10
- Sturbridge, MA D+7
- Holland, MA R+17
- Brookfield, MA R+15
- Wales, MA R+21
- Warren, MA R+17
- West Warren, MA R+17
- Southbridge Town, MA D+5
Cities with Similar Populations
- Slab City, NY R+14
- Wellington, IL R+62
- Edmondson, AR D+4
- Neuern, WI R+48
- Gladesboro, VA R+60
- Old Hopland, CA D+12
- Tyndall, OH R+65
- Commerce, MO R+69
- Parmele, NC D+30
- Sheridan, LA R+88
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.