Green Island leans heavily Democratic by roughly 32 points: about 66% of voters vote Democratic and 34% Republican.
About 40% of adults in Green Island typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Green Island, ~26% vote Democratic, ~13% Republican, and ~61% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Green Island compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Green Island leans more Democratic than 16 of 25 neighbors.
Green Island runs about 8 points more Democratic than Massachusetts as a whole.
Why Green Island 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 Green Island, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 57% of adults in Green Island have never been married, modestly above similar-sized neighborhoods (around 42%). Density combined with diversity predicts Democratic voting, and non-Hispanic white share in Green Island is about 25%, about 47 points below the U.S. average of 72%.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Green Island, Worcester, MA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Green Island looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 81% of households in Green Island rent, about 56 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 31% of adults in Green Island report food insecurity, above 84% of neighborhoods. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Green Island sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Vernon Hill, Worcester, MA D+30
- Union Hill, Worcester, MA D+29
- Central Business District, Worcester, MA D+42
- Main Middle, Worcester, MA D+31
- University Park, Worcester, MA D+36
- South Worcester, Worcester, MA D+26
- Franklin Plantation, Worcester, MA D+34
- Institute Park, Worcester, MA D+50
- North Quinsigamond Village, Worcester, MA D+37
- Bell Hill, Worcester, MA D+36
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Italian Village, Columbus, OH D+53
- Tijeras Arroyo, Albuquerque, NM D+17
- Garment District, Manhattan, NY D+63
- Forest Hills, Jamaica Plain, MA D+68
- Civano, Tucson, AZ Even
- Houston Farms, Houston, TX Even
- Allendale-Lakeside, Shreveport, LA D+86
- Zenith, Des Moines, WA D+29
- Mcbean, Hephzibah, GA R+25
- Dillard, New Orleans, LA D+82
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.