Intervale leans slightly Democratic by roughly 8 points: about 54% of voters vote Democratic and 46% Republican. These figures are model estimates: New Hampshire did not have precinct-level voting records available for training, so the numbers above come from demographic and health features rather than local ground truth.
About 88% of adults in Intervale typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Intervale, ~48% vote Democratic, ~41% Republican, and ~11% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Intervale compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Intervale leans more Democratic than 54 of 60 neighbors.
Intervale runs about 6 points more Democratic than New Hampshire as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Intervale. The north side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+18) and the southeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (Even), a spread of about 17 points.
Why Intervale 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 Intervale, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 40% of adults in Intervale hold a bachelor's degree, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Park access and Democratic lean
Places with heavy park coverage tend to lean Democratic; Intervale, NH sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Intervale looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Intervale 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 70%, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Lower Bartlett, NH D+15
- Kearsarge, NH Even
- North Conway, NH D+8
- Glen, NH Even
- Jackson, NH Even
- Chatham, NH R+5
- Bartlett, NH D+5
- North Fryeburg, NH R+4
- Redstone, NH Even
- North Fryeburg, ME R+19
Cities with Similar Populations
- Frost, MI R+30
- Edenton, OH R+65
- Newell, IA R+47
- Central, AR R+58
- Looxahoma, MS R+22
- Thomas, ID R+53
- Humboldt, NE R+60
- Odom, TX R+80
- Butlers Crossroads, NC R+36
- Waveland, IN R+61
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from New Hampshire Secretary of State, Elections Division, 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. NH did not have precinct-level voting records available for training, so the figures here come from extrapolation across demographic, health, and land-use features rather than local ground truth. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.