Liberty Heights leans heavily Democratic by roughly 34 points: about 67% of voters vote Democratic and 33% Republican.
About 53% of adults in Liberty Heights typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Liberty Heights, ~36% vote Democratic, ~17% Republican, and ~47% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Liberty Heights compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Liberty Heights leans more Democratic than 4 of 15 neighbors.
Liberty Heights runs about 9 points more Democratic than Massachusetts as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Liberty Heights. The southwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+44) and the north side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+20), a spread of about 24 points.
Why Liberty Heights 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 Liberty Heights, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 52% of adults in Liberty Heights have never been married, about 23 points above the U.S. average of 29%.
Park access and Democratic lean
Places with heavy park coverage tend to lean Democratic; Liberty Heights, Springfield, MA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Liberty Heights looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Liberty Heights is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 33% of adults in Liberty Heights report food insecurity, above 87% of neighborhoods. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 78% of adults in Liberty Heights have completed high school, below 88% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Memorial Square, Springfield, MA D+42
- McKnight, Springfield, MA D+55
- Metro Center, Springfield, MA D+44
- Bay, Springfield, MA D+56
- Brightwood, Springfield, MA D+34
- East Springfield, Springfield, MA D+19
- Old Hill, Springfield, MA D+55
- Upper Hill, Springfield, MA D+65
- Maple High-Six Corners, Springfield, MA D+44
- South End Springfield, Springfield, MA D+40
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Grogan's Mill, The Woodlands, TX R+8
- West of Twin Peaks, San Francisco, CA D+62
- Original Town, Carrollton, TX D+13
- Nestor, San Diego, CA D+19
- New Tacoma, Tacoma, WA D+49
- Asia on Argyle, Chicago, IL D+73
- Sunset Hill, Seattle, WA D+70
- Greater Inwood, Houston, TX D+38
- Central West End, St. Louis, MO D+69
- Downtown, Atlanta, GA D+60
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.