Lakeview leans heavily Democratic by roughly 40 points: about 70% of voters vote Democratic and 30% Republican.
About 67% of adults in Lakeview typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lakeview, ~47% vote Democratic, ~20% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lakeview compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Lakeview leans more Democratic than 4 of 19 neighbors.
Lakeview runs about 16 points more Democratic than Massachusetts as a whole.
Why Lakeview leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Lakeview, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 69% of adults in Lakeview hold a bachelor's degree, about 41 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Lakeview, Waltham, MA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Lakeview looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Lakeview 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%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- North Waltham, Waltham, MA D+33
- The Lanes, Waltham, MA D+29
- Piety Corner, Waltham, MA D+37
- Waltham Highlands, Waltham, MA D+43
- Bank Square, Waltham, MA D+50
- Bleachery, Waltham, MA D+42
- Warrendale, Waltham, MA D+38
- South Side, Waltham, MA D+59
- Waverley Square, Belmont, MA D+62
- Bemis, Watertown Town, MA D+50
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Yorkville, Pottsville, PA R+18
- Centerville, West Warwick, RI D+7
- Berkleigh, Mobile, AL R+24
- Dauphin Acres, Mobile, AL D+32
- Downtown, Albuquerque, NM D+57
- Serra Highlands, South San Francisco, CA D+43
- East Campus, Columbia, MO D+44
- North Overton, Lubbock, TX D+13
- Rufus King, Milwaukee, WI D+87
- Mountain View, South Valley, NM D+12
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.