Gorham leans Republican by roughly 26 points: about 37% of voters vote Democratic and 63% 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 81% of adults in Gorham typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Gorham, ~30% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~19% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Gorham compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Gorham leans more Republican than 33 of 38 neighbors.
Gorham runs about 28 points more Republican than New Hampshire as a whole. New Hampshire is roughly evenly split, and Gorham sits clearly on the Republican side.
Why Gorham 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 Gorham, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Gorham votes against the grain of New Hampshire. New Hampshire is roughly evenly split, while Gorham runs about 28 points more Republican.
High-school completion, uninsured rate, and voter turnout
Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a low uninsured rate tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Gorham, NH does.
Why turnout in Gorham looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Gorham 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 65%, above 69% of cities. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Gorham have completed high school, above 94% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Randolph, NH R+10
- Berlin, NH R+19
- Gilead, ME R+19
- Milan, NH R+37
- Jefferson, NH R+11
- North Fryeburg, NH R+4
- West Bethel, ME Even
- Jackson, NH Even
- Bretton Woods, NH D+3
Cities with Similar Populations
- Cumberland Furnace, TN R+66
- Dania, FL D+35
- Little Hocking, OH R+46
- Waterford, VA R+5
- Lordsburg, NM R+6
- Atkins, IA R+36
- East Norwich, NY R+19
- Mont Vernon, NH R+4
- Wacousta, MI R+15
- North Cape May, NJ R+19
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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.