Maple High-Six Corners, Springfield, MA Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Maple High-Six Corners

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Maple High-Six Corners leans heavily Democratic by roughly 44 points: about 72% of voters vote Democratic and 28% Republican.

 

About 29% of adults in Maple High-Six Corners typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Maple High-Six Corners, ~21% vote Democratic, ~8% Republican, and ~71% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Maple High-Six Corners compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Maple High-Six Corners leans more Democratic than 10 of 15 neighbors.

Maple High-Six Corners runs about 19 points more Democratic than Massachusetts as a whole.

Why Maple High-Six Corners 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 Maple High-Six Corners, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Maple High-Six Corners live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 69% of adults in Maple High-Six Corners have never been married, above 97% of neighborhoods.

Walkability and Democratic lean

Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Maple High-Six Corners, Springfield, MA sits in the top quarter 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 Maple High-Six Corners looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Maple High-Six Corners is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 39%, about 33 points below the Massachusetts average of 72%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 77% of households in Maple High-Six Corners rent, compared to around 61% in nearby neighborhoods. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 54% of adults in Maple High-Six Corners report food insecurity, in the top fraction of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.