Fall River, MA Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Fall River

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Fall River is a true toss-up. About 50% of voters here vote Democratic and 50% Republican.

 

About 50% of adults in Fall River typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Fall River, ~25% vote Democratic, ~25% Republican, and ~50% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Fall River compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Fall River sits roughly in the middle of the political spectrum, with 52 neighbors leaning further in the place's direction and 53 leaning the other way.

Fall River runs about 25 points more Republican than Massachusetts as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Fall River. The northwest side runs the most Democratic (D+17) and the south side runs the most Republican (R+9), a spread of about 26 points.

Why Fall River leans the way it does

Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Fall River. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.

Population density and Democratic lean

Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Fall River, MA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.

Why turnout in Fall River looks the way it does

Renters vote less often than owners. About 63% of households in Fall River rent, about 38 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 24% of adults in Fall River report food insecurity, above 89% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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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.