Halifax leans slightly Republican by roughly 14 points: about 43% of voters vote Democratic and 57% Republican.
About 91% of adults in Halifax typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Halifax, ~39% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~9% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Halifax compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Halifax leans more Republican than 103 of 114 neighbors.
Halifax runs about 39 points more Republican than Massachusetts as a whole. Massachusetts leans Democratic overall, while Halifax is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Halifax 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 Halifax, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Halifax votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 28%, well below the Massachusetts average of 50%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Halifax 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; Halifax, 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 Halifax looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Halifax 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 73%, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 95% of households in Halifax own their home, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Plympton, MA R+14
- Silver Lake, MA R+5
- Monponsett, MA R+8
- Hanson, MA R+9
- East Bridgewater, MA R+10
- Pembroke, MA R+3
- Kingston, MA D+4
- Warrentown, MA R+2
- Bridgewater, MA D+5
- North Carver, MA R+5
Cities with Similar Populations
- Park City, IL D+28
- Waite Park, MN D+5
- Scottdale, PA R+39
- Savannah, MO R+50
- Orono, MN Even
- Farmerville, LA R+27
- Fort Irwin, CA D+5
- Torrington, WY R+56
- Mechanicstown, NY D+31
- Lodi, WI R+9
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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.