Lee is a true toss-up. About 50% of voters here vote Democratic and 50% 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 91% of adults in Lee typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lee, ~45% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~9% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lee compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lee sits roughly in the middle of the political spectrum, with 58 neighbors leaning further in the place's direction and 46 leaning the other way.
Politically, Lee sits close to the rest of New Hampshire.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Lee. The southeast side runs the most Democratic (D+12) and the northwest side runs the most Republican (R+11), a spread of about 23 points.
Why Lee leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Lee. None of them point strongly toward either party.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Lee, NH sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Lee looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Lee 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 74%, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 91% of households in Lee own their home, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Lee have completed high school, above 92% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Durham, NH D+47
- Madbury, NH D+12
- Newmarket, NH D+24
- Nottingham, NH R+10
- Barrington, NH R+17
- Epping, NH Even
- West Nottingham, NH R+16
- Newfields, NH D+13
- Dover, NH D+22
- Newington, NH D+21
Cities with Similar Populations
- St. Stephen, SC D+7
- Metamora, IL R+30
- Milton, WA D+5
- Turners Falls, MA D+25
- Natalia, TX R+28
- Orwigsburg, PA R+33
- Clarinda, IA R+34
- Hunlock Creek, PA R+18
- Amery, WI R+25
- Fountainhead-Orchard Hills, MD R+9
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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.