Housatonic leans heavily Democratic by roughly 32 points: about 66% of voters vote Democratic and 34% Republican.
About 90% of adults in Housatonic typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Housatonic, ~60% vote Democratic, ~31% Republican, and ~9% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Housatonic compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Housatonic leans more Democratic than 84 of 104 neighbors.
Housatonic runs about 7 points more Democratic than Massachusetts as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Housatonic. The northeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+57) and the southwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+25), a spread of about 32 points.
Why Housatonic 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 Housatonic, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 54% of adults in Housatonic hold a bachelor's degree, about 25 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Dense areas vote Democratic, and Housatonic sits in the top fifth on density (about 33%, above 82% of cities).
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Housatonic, 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 Housatonic looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Housatonic 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 76%, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Housatonic have completed high school, above 93% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Stockbridge, MA D+58
- South Lee, MA D+45
- Great Barrington, MA D+54
- West Stockbridge, MA D+58
- Belcher Square, MA D+64
- North Egremont, MA D+56
- Berkshire Heights, MA D+61
- Austerlitz, NY D+43
- South Egremont, MA D+54
- Lee, MA D+32
Cities with Similar Populations
- Corydon, KY R+54
- Amagansett, NY D+8
- Hebron Estates, KY R+51
- Beechgrove, TN R+68
- Jamestown, IN R+51
- Auke Bay, AK D+14
- Sharps Chapel, TN R+70
- Waurika, OK R+66
- Jeddo, MI R+49
- Mound Bayou, MS D+80
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.