Greendale Village leans heavily Democratic by roughly 42 points: about 71% of voters vote Democratic and 29% Republican.
About more than 99% of adults in Greendale Village typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Greendale Village, ~74% vote Democratic, ~30% Republican, and ~-4% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Greendale Village compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Greendale Village leans more Democratic than 1 of 5 neighbors.
Greendale Village runs about 17 points more Democratic than Massachusetts as a whole.
Why Greendale 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 Greendale Village, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 81% of adults in Greendale Village hold a bachelor's degree, about 53 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Park access and Democratic lean
Places with heavy park coverage tend to lean Democratic; Greendale Village, Needham, MA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Greendale Village looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Greendale Village 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 81%, about 21 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 91% of households in Greendale Village own their home, compared to around 65% in nearby neighborhoods. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Greendale Village have completed high school, above 85% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Oak Hill, Newton Center, MA D+45
- Thompsonville, Newton, MA D+61
- East Dedham, Dedham, MA D+28
- Lasell Village, Auburndale, MA D+57
- Forest Hills, Jamaica Plain, MA D+68
- College Heights, Wellesley, MA D+54
- West Newton, Newton, MA D+60
- Newton Corner, Newton, MA D+65
- Washington Square, Brookline, MA D+72
- Faneuil, Brighton, MA D+62
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Tice, Fort Myers, FL D+10
- Downtown, Kenosha, WI D+37
- Queens-Magnolia Terrace, Jackson, MS D+86
- Downtown, Portland, ME D+68
- Columbia Center, Hammond, IN D+38
- Downtown Tampa, Tampa, FL D+17
- Parsons, Wilkes-Barre, PA R+9
- Grafton Hill, Worcester, MA D+19
- Norwood, Birmingham, AL D+74
- Plaza-Shamrock, Charlotte, NC D+68
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.