Lenox Dale leans heavily Democratic by roughly 40 points: about 70% of voters vote Democratic and 30% Republican.
About 83% of adults in Lenox Dale typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lenox Dale, ~58% vote Democratic, ~25% Republican, and ~17% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lenox Dale compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lenox Dale leans more Democratic than 88 of 103 neighbors.
Lenox Dale runs about 14 points more Democratic than Massachusetts as a whole.
Why Lenox Dale 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 Lenox Dale, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 48% of adults in Lenox Dale hold a bachelor's degree, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Dense areas vote Democratic, and Lenox Dale sits in the top fifth on density (about 34%, above 82% of cities).
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Lenox Dale, MA 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 Lenox Dale looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Lenox Dale 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 73%, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and more than 99% of adults in Lenox Dale have completed high school, in the top fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Lee, MA D+32
- Lenox, MA D+39
- Stockbridge, MA D+58
- South Lee, MA D+45
- Richmond, MA D+40
- West Stockbridge, MA D+58
- Washington, MA D+17
- Tyringham, MA D+50
- Housatonic, MA D+32
Cities with Similar Populations
- Leisure, MI R+16
- Lemon Grove, FL R+71
- Opole, MN R+58
- Lottsburg, VA R+18
- Burgoon, OH R+51
- Okahumpka, FL R+44
- Maysville, PA R+44
- Drane, TX R+48
- St. Johns, ID R+80
- Green Valley, OH R+61
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.