Framingham, MA Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Framingham

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

Framingham leans heavily Democratic by roughly 32 points: about 66% of voters vote Democratic and 34% Republican.

 

About 62% of adults in Framingham typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Framingham, ~41% vote Democratic, ~21% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Framingham compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Framingham leans more Democratic than 114 of 168 neighbors.

Framingham runs about 7 points more Democratic than Massachusetts as a whole.

Why Framingham 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 Framingham, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Dense areas vote Democratic. About 82% of residents in Framingham live in densely developed areas, about 45 points above the U.S. average of 36%. High college attainment predicts Democratic voting, and Framingham sits in the top quarter (about 48%, above 93% of cities). A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 37% of adults in Framingham have never been married, above 90% of cities.

Paved land cover and Democratic lean

Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Framingham, MA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.

Why turnout in Framingham looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Framingham 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 69%, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 60%. 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.