Mansfield Center leans slightly Democratic by roughly 14 points: about 57% of voters vote Democratic and 43% Republican.
About 81% of adults in Mansfield Center typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mansfield Center, ~46% vote Democratic, ~35% Republican, and ~19% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mansfield Center compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Mansfield Center leans more Democratic than 95 of 160 neighbors.
Mansfield Center runs about 10 points more Republican than Massachusetts as a whole.
Why Mansfield Center 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 Mansfield Center, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. About 83% of residents in Mansfield Center live in densely developed areas, about 46 points above the U.S. average of 36%. High college attainment predicts Democratic voting, and Mansfield Center sits in the top quarter (about 44%, above 90% of cities). A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 31% of adults in Mansfield Center have never been married, above 78% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Mansfield Center, 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 Mansfield Center looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Mansfield Center 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 75%, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 99% of adults in Mansfield Center have completed high school, above 98% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Mansfield, MA D+14
- Foxboro, MA D+13
- Foxborough, MA D+20
- Norton, MA Even
- West Foxboro, MA D+13
- Plainville, MA D+6
- South Easton, MA D+12
- North Easton, MA D+17
- South Walpole, MA D+16
- Attleboro Falls, MA D+10
Cities with Similar Populations
- Furlong, PA Even
- Camp Swift, TX R+14
- Trafford, PA R+20
- Lovettsville, VA R+5
- Winslow, ME R+10
- Sisters, OR D+2
- Salida, CO D+19
- West Salem, WI R+5
- Ocean City, MD R+10
- Temple, PA R+8
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.