Lasell Village is a Democratic stronghold. About 78% of voters here vote Democratic and 22% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Lasell Village typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lasell Village, ~49% vote Democratic, ~14% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lasell Village compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Lasell Village leans more Democratic than 13 of 21 neighbors.
Lasell Village runs about 32 points more Democratic than Massachusetts as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Lasell Village. The northwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+66) and the north side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+53), a spread of about 13 points.
Why Lasell Village 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 Lasell Village, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 77% of adults in Lasell Village hold a bachelor's degree, about 49 points above the U.S. average of 28%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 46% of adults in Lasell Village have never been married, above 76% of neighborhoods.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Lasell Village, Auburndale, MA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Lasell Village looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Lasell Village 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 75%, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Cameron Park, Billings, MT R+9
- Reagan, San Angelo, TX R+20
- Pendleton Heights, Kansas City, MO D+62
- West Side, Charleston, WV D+43
- Milroy Farms, Houston, TX D+43
- Country Isles, Weston, FL Even
- Wooster Public Square Historic District, Wooster, OH R+16
- University South, Palo Alto, CA D+66
- Redwood Village, Redwood City, CA D+49
- Pill Hill, Chicago, IL D+85
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.