East Milton leans heavily Democratic by roughly 30 points: about 65% of voters vote Democratic and 35% Republican.
About 94% of adults in East Milton typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in East Milton, ~61% vote Democratic, ~33% Republican, and ~6% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How East Milton compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, East Milton is the least Democratic-leaning.
East Milton runs about 6 points more Democratic than Massachusetts as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within East Milton. The east side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+35) and the southeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+21), a spread of about 14 points.
Why East Milton 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 East Milton, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 74% of adults in East Milton hold a bachelor's degree, about 45 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; East Milton, Milton, 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 East Milton looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. East Milton 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 74%, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 88% of households in East Milton own their home, compared to around 40% in nearby neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Neponset, Boston, MA D+37
- Milton Upper Mills, Milton, MA D+67
- South Dorchester, Boston, MA D+57
- Dorchester Center, Boston, MA D+71
- Fields Corner, Boston, MA D+49
- Mount Bowdoin, Boston, MA D+65
- North Dorchester, Boston, MA D+59
- Forest Hills, Jamaica Plain, MA D+68
- Roxbury, Boston, MA D+65
- Nubian Square, Boston, MA D+65
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Alta Vista, San Diego, CA D+20
- Southeast Nashua, Nashua, NH D+26
- South San Pedro, Albuquerque, NM D+30
- Fairview, Anchorage, AK D+32
- Villa Park, Denver, CO D+52
- Madison Heights, Pasadena, CA D+65
- Downtown Marion, Marion, OH R+21
- Elwood, East Northport, NY R+8
- Dayton Triangle, Aurora, CO D+40
- Oak Forest, Little Rock, AR D+81
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.