Elkins leans heavily Democratic by roughly 34 points: about 67% of voters vote Democratic and 33% 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 77% of adults in Elkins typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Elkins, ~52% vote Democratic, ~25% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Elkins compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Elkins leans more Democratic than 94 of 98 neighbors.
Elkins runs about 31 points more Democratic than New Hampshire as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Elkins. The east side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+39) and the northeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+10), a spread of about 28 points.
Why Elkins 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 Elkins, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 72% of adults in Elkins hold a bachelor's degree, about 44 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Elkins, NH sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Elkins looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Elkins 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%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Elkins have completed high school, above 91% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Wilmot, NH D+8
- North Wilmot, NH R+6
- Danbury, NH R+8
- Robinson Corner, NH R+9
- New London, NH D+26
- Elmwood, NH R+9
- Andover, NH R+12
- North Sutton, NH D+5
- Springfield, NH R+11
- Grafton, NH R+16
Cities with Similar Populations
- St. Clair, GA R+27
- Napakiak, AK D+19
- Weal, VA R+30
- Heilman, IN R+56
- Muddy Ford, KY R+55
- St. Paul, IA R+46
- Butte City, CA R+62
- Mud Lake, ID R+76
- Sandfordville, NY R+34
- East Gilead, MI R+50
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.