Flint Village is a true toss-up. About 49% of voters here vote Democratic and 51% Republican.
About 46% of adults in Flint Village typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Flint Village, ~23% vote Democratic, ~23% Republican, and ~54% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Flint Village compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Flint Village sits roughly in the middle of the political spectrum, with 5 neighbors leaning further in the place's direction and 2 leaning the other way.
Flint Village runs about 27 points more Republican than Massachusetts as a whole. Massachusetts leans Democratic overall, while Flint Village sits closer to the political middle.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Flint Village. The south side runs the most Democratic (D+5) and the northeast side runs the most Republican (R+9), a spread of about 14 points.
Why Flint Village 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 Flint Village, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Flint Village votes against the grain of Massachusetts. Massachusetts leans Democratic overall, while Flint Village runs about 27 points more Republican.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Flint Village, Fall River, MA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Flint Village looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 66% of households in Flint Village rent, about 41 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Lower Highlands, Fall River, MA D+10
- Corky Row, Fall River, MA D+3
- Maplewood, Fall River, MA R+6
- Highlands-Providence, Fall River, MA R+4
- Sandy Beach, Fall River, MA Even
- North End, Fall River, MA D+4
- Steep Brook, Fall River, MA Even
- Kent Corner, Riverside, RI D+5
- Oakland Beach, Warwick, RI D+5
- Kent Heights, East Providence, RI D+7
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Oxon Hill-Glassmanor, Oxon Hill, MD D+79
- Weequahic, Newark, NJ D+81
- Portar Ranch, Northridge, CA D+12
- North Central, Pasadena, CA D+51
- Ramona, Riverside, CA D+7
- Greater Upper Marlboro, Brock Hall, MD D+81
- Petworth, Washington, DC D+86
- Point Breeze-Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA D+73
- West Village, Manhattan, NY D+68
- Pocket, Sacramento, CA D+40
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.