Lake Park leans Democratic by roughly 30 points: about 65% of voters vote Democratic and 35% Republican.
About 59% of adults in Lake Park typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lake Park, ~38% vote Democratic, ~21% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lake Park compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Lake Park leans more Democratic than 9 of 25 neighbors.
Lake Park runs about 5 points more Democratic than Massachusetts as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Lake Park. The west side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+37) and the southeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+11), a spread of about 26 points.
Why Lake Park leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Lake Park. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with renter-heavy households tend to turn out at a lower rate; Lake Park, Worcester, MA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Lake Park looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Lake Park 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 65%, about 5 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Hamilton, Worcester, MA D+21
- Franklin Plantation, Worcester, MA D+34
- Grafton Hill, Worcester, MA D+19
- Union Hill, Worcester, MA D+29
- Bell Hill, Worcester, MA D+36
- Central Business District, Worcester, MA D+42
- Broadmeadow Brook, Worcester, MA D+25
- Green Island, Worcester, MA D+33
- Vernon Hill, Worcester, MA D+30
- Institute Park, Worcester, MA D+50
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Colemans Daytona, Daytona Beach, FL D+68
- Bayou St John, New Orleans, LA D+59
- Franklin Falls, Franklin, NH R+4
- Highlands, Wilmington, DE D+50
- Rolling Roads, Greensboro, NC D+51
- Puhi, Lihue, HI D+17
- Downtown Nashville, Nashville, TN D+50
- Southwood, Richmond, VA D+37
- Martens-Carmelita, Mountain View, CA D+38
- Wellington, Manassas, VA D+13
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.