Little Neck leans heavily Democratic by roughly 30 points: about 65% of voters vote Democratic and 35% Republican.
About 83% of adults in Little Neck typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Little Neck, ~54% vote Democratic, ~29% Republican, and ~17% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Little Neck compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Little Neck leans more Democratic than 68 of 82 neighbors.
Little Neck runs about 6 points more Democratic than Massachusetts as a whole.
Why Little Neck 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 Little Neck, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 63% of adults in Little Neck hold a bachelor's degree, about 35 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Little Neck, 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 Little Neck looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Little Neck 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 80%, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Little Neck have completed high school, above 95% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- South Essex, MA D+30
- Essex, MA D+28
- Ipswich, MA D+26
- South Hamilton, MA D+26
- Manchester, MA D+39
- Manchester-By-The-Sea, MA D+35
- Rowley, MA D+10
- Gloucester, MA D+16
- Wenham, MA D+26
- Rockport, MA D+39
Cities with Similar Populations
- Luckett, TN R+69
- Dublin Mills, PA R+75
- Graves, SC R+59
- Green Lake, ME R+14
- Homan, AR R+51
- Wills Creek, OH R+65
- Leon, OH R+58
- Monroe Bridge, MA D+6
- Tiny, VA R+68
- Gage, NM R+29
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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.