Ludlow leans slightly Republican by roughly 10 points: about 45% of voters vote Democratic and 55% Republican.
About 76% of adults in Ludlow typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ludlow, ~34% vote Democratic, ~42% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ludlow compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Ludlow leans more Republican than 53 of 86 neighbors.
Ludlow runs about 35 points more Republican than Massachusetts as a whole. Massachusetts leans Democratic overall, while Ludlow is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Ludlow. The south side runs the most Democratic (D+3) and the northeast side runs the most Republican (R+22), a spread of about 26 points.
Why Ludlow 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 Ludlow, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Ludlow votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 61%, modestly above the Massachusetts average of 50%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Ludlow runs against the grain of Massachusetts, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Ludlow, MA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Ludlow looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Ludlow 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 69%, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Ludlow Center, MA R+16
- Indian Orchard, MA D+25
- Wilbraham, MA Even
- Chicopee, MA D+7
- Springfield, MA D+14
- Granby, MA Even
- Palmer Town, MA R+11
- South Hadley, MA D+34
- Bondsville, MA D+8
- Palmer, MA R+13
Cities with Similar Populations
- Lincoln, RI D+5
- Bon Air, VA D+17
- Roscoe, IL R+17
- La Crescenta-Montrose, CA D+16
- Maryland City, MD D+55
- Sikeston, MO R+21
- Sayreville, NJ D+3
- Monticello, MN R+28
- Pampa, TX R+57
- Milford, DE R+5
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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.