Maplewood leans slightly Republican by roughly 6 points: about 47% of voters vote Democratic and 53% Republican.
About 56% of adults in Maplewood typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Maplewood, ~26% vote Democratic, ~30% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Maplewood compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Maplewood is the most Republican-leaning.
Maplewood runs about 31 points more Republican than Massachusetts as a whole. Massachusetts leans Democratic overall, while Maplewood is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Maplewood 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 Maplewood, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 16% of adults in Maplewood hold a bachelor's degree, about 33 points below the Massachusetts average of 49%. Maplewood runs against the grain of Massachusetts, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Maplewood, Fall River, 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 Maplewood looks the way it does
Turnout in Maplewood sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Corky Row, Fall River, MA D+3
- Sandy Beach, Fall River, MA Even
- Flint Village, Fall River, MA Even
- Lower Highlands, Fall River, MA D+10
- Highlands-Providence, Fall River, MA R+4
- North End, Fall River, MA D+4
- Steep Brook, Fall River, MA Even
- Kent Corner, Riverside, RI D+5
- Oakland Beach, Warwick, RI D+5
- Wildes Corner, Warwick, RI D+3
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- South Side, Mount Vernon, NY D+75
- Montopolis, Austin, TX D+54
- Glencliff, Nashville, TN D+21
- Winter Hill, Somerville, MA D+65
- Windsor Park, Chicago, IL D+81
- Pioneer Park, Las Vegas, NV D+16
- Columbus Park, Worcester, MA D+29
- Carrick, Pittsburgh, PA D+18
- North Broadway, Newark, NJ D+32
- Hillsdale, San Mateo, CA D+50
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.