Fields Corner leans heavily Democratic by roughly 50 points: about 75% of voters vote Democratic and 25% Republican.
About 50% of adults in Fields Corner typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Fields Corner, ~38% vote Democratic, ~12% Republican, and ~50% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Fields Corner compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Fields Corner leans more Democratic than 3 of 24 neighbors.
Fields Corner runs about 24 points more Democratic than Massachusetts as a whole.
Why Fields Corner leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Fields Corner. 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; Fields Corner, Boston, MA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Fields Corner looks the way it does
High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, mostly because the housing stress common in those areas makes voting harder. Fields Corner sits in the top 15% nationally on a violent-crime measure. See CrimeGrade for more details. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- South Dorchester, Boston, MA D+57
- Neponset, Boston, MA D+37
- Mount Bowdoin, Boston, MA D+65
- Dorchester Center, Boston, MA D+71
- North Dorchester, Boston, MA D+59
- Roxbury, Boston, MA D+65
- Nubian Square, Boston, MA D+65
- Dorchester Heights, Boston, MA D+51
- East Milton, Milton, MA D+31
- South Boston, Boston, MA D+48
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- East Lake, Chula Vista, CA D+16
- Centennial, Redwood City, CA D+61
- West Waco, Woodway, TX R+18
- Leonidas, New Orleans, LA D+70
- Downtown Durham, Durham, NC D+74
- Overlook, Summit, NJ D+27
- Rosebank, Staten Island, NY R+12
- Summit, Puyallup, WA R+3
- South Southeast 1, Topeka, KS D+22
- Westside, Binghamton, NY D+43
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.