Heaven Heights leans Republican by roughly 16 points: about 42% of voters vote Democratic and 58% Republican.
About 72% of adults in Heaven Heights typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Heaven Heights, ~30% vote Democratic, ~42% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Heaven Heights compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Heaven Heights leans more Republican than 114 of 123 neighbors.
Heaven Heights runs about 41 points more Republican than Massachusetts as a whole. Massachusetts leans Democratic overall, while Heaven Heights is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Heaven 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 Heaven Heights, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 97% of households in Heaven Heights are family households, about 30 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Heaven Heights runs against the grain of Massachusetts, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Food insecurity and voter turnout
Places with low food insecurity tend to turn out at a higher rate; Heaven Heights, MA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Food insecurity does not directly drive turnout; it reflects economic hardship, which lines up with lower voting.
Why turnout in Heaven Heights looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Heaven 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 80%, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 95% of households in Heaven Heights 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
- East Freetown, MA R+17
- Lakeville, MA R+9
- Lakeside, MA R+14
- Chartley, MA R+17
- Assonet, MA R+14
- East Taunton, MA R+11
- Berkley, MA R+19
- Assonet Bay Shores, MA R+17
- Acushnet, MA R+18
- Rochester, MA R+8
Cities with Similar Populations
- Agenda, KS R+68
- Amonate, VA R+72
- Riverton, TN R+74
- Lockwood, KY R+61
- Isabella, MN D+9
- Chaseley, ND R+62
- Sunrise, TN R+66
- Foster, TX R+79
- Festina, IA R+35
- Richmond Furnace, PA R+73
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.