Goss Heights leans slightly Republican by roughly 14 points: about 43% of voters vote Democratic and 57% Republican.
About 70% of adults in Goss Heights typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Goss Heights, ~30% vote Democratic, ~40% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Goss Heights compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Goss Heights leans more Republican than 92 of 100 neighbors.
Goss Heights runs about 39 points more Republican than Massachusetts as a whole. Massachusetts leans Democratic overall, while Goss Heights is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Goss Heights 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 Goss Heights, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Goss Heights sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 98% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 21 points above the Massachusetts average of 77%. Goss Heights runs against the grain of Massachusetts, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Goss Heights, MA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Goss Heights looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Goss Heights 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%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 94% of households in Goss Heights own their home, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Huntington, MA R+13
- Montgomery, MA R+14
- Loudville, MA D+29
- Russell, MA R+17
- Westhampton, MA D+29
- Chester, MA R+12
- Blandford, MA R+12
- North Blandford, MA Even
- Southampton, MA Even
- West Chesterfield, MA D+30
Cities with Similar Populations
- Yost, VA R+59
- Yankeetown, IN R+46
- Oakley, SC R+12
- Delta, LA R+73
- Hickory Hill, AR R+56
- Manila, CA D+34
- Somerton, OH R+65
- Doe Hill, VA R+51
- Turnertown, TX R+60
- North Bethel, ME R+14
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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.