Hyde Park is a Democratic stronghold. About 80% of voters here vote Democratic and 20% Republican.
About 60% of adults in Hyde Park typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hyde Park, ~48% vote Democratic, ~12% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Hyde Park compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Hyde Park leans more Democratic than 141 of 156 neighbors.
Hyde Park runs about 34 points more Democratic than Massachusetts as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Hyde Park. The northeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+76) and the northwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+37), a spread of about 39 points.
Why Hyde Park 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 Hyde Park, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. About 98% of residents in Hyde Park live in densely developed areas, about 61 points above the U.S. average of 36%. High college attainment predicts Democratic voting, and Hyde Park sits in the top quarter (about 37%, above 85% of cities). A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 43% of adults in Hyde Park have never been married, above 95% of cities.
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Hyde Park, MA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Hyde Park looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 41% of households in Hyde Park rent, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 5% of homes in Hyde Park have more than one occupant per room, above 86% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Roslindale, MA D+61
- Milton, MA D+45
- Mattapan, MA D+74
- Dedham, MA D+27
- West Roxbury, MA D+40
- Jamaica Plain, MA D+71
- Chestnut Hill, MA D+60
- Westwood, MA D+28
- Brookline, MA D+72
- Newton Center, MA D+60
Cities with Similar Populations
- Elk Grove Village, IL D+3
- Battle Ground, WA R+21
- Elizabethton, TN R+58
- Oakville, MO R+12
- Somerset, NJ D+38
- Okeechobee, FL R+46
- West Monroe, LA R+52
- Middle River, MD D+14
- South Lyon, MI R+13
- Irmo, SC Even
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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.