Lebanon leans heavily Democratic by roughly 46 points: about 73% of voters vote Democratic and 27% 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 75% of adults in Lebanon typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lebanon, ~55% vote Democratic, ~20% Republican, and ~25% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lebanon compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lebanon leans more Democratic than 87 of 91 neighbors.
Lebanon runs about 43 points more Democratic than New Hampshire as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Lebanon. The west side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+60) and the southeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+26), a spread of about 34 points.
Why Lebanon 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 Lebanon, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 59% of adults in Lebanon hold a bachelor's degree, about 30 points above the U.S. average of 28%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 35% of adults in Lebanon have never been married, above 87% of cities.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Lebanon, NH sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Lebanon looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Lebanon 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 71%, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Lebanon have completed high school, above 88% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- West Lebanon, NH D+49
- Etna, NH D+30
- Hanover, NH D+60
- White River Junction, VT D+21
- Mascoma, NH D+8
- North Hartland, VT D+13
- West Canaan, NH R+12
- Enfield, NH D+6
- Hanover Center, NH D+29
- Meriden, NH Even
Cities with Similar Populations
- Prairie Grove, AR R+46
- Vale, NC R+61
- New Boston, MI R+27
- Talbott, TN R+62
- Oroville East, CA R+29
- Inwood, NY D+14
- Mendham, NJ Even
- Rolesville, NC D+8
- Shelley, ID R+64
- Dunbar, WV D+3
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.