Memorial Square leans heavily Democratic by roughly 42 points: about 71% of voters vote Democratic and 29% Republican.
About 32% of adults in Memorial Square typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Memorial Square, ~23% vote Democratic, ~9% Republican, and ~68% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Memorial Square compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Memorial Square leans more Democratic than 7 of 13 neighbors.
Memorial Square runs about 17 points more Democratic than Massachusetts as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Memorial Square. The northeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+51) and the north side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+40), a spread of about 12 points.
Why Memorial Square 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 Memorial Square, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 65% of adults in Memorial Square have never been married, well above similar-sized neighborhoods (around 42%).
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Memorial Square, Springfield, MA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Memorial Square looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Memorial Square 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 40%, about 31 points below the Massachusetts average of 72%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 83% of households in Memorial Square rent, compared to around 65% in nearby neighborhoods. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 53% of adults in Memorial Square report food insecurity, in the top fraction of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Brightwood, Springfield, MA D+34
- Metro Center, Springfield, MA D+44
- Liberty Heights, Springfield, MA D+34
- McKnight, Springfield, MA D+55
- South End Springfield, Springfield, MA D+40
- Maple High-Six Corners, Springfield, MA D+44
- Old Hill, Springfield, MA D+55
- Bay, Springfield, MA D+56
- Upper Hill, Springfield, MA D+65
- East Springfield, Springfield, MA D+19
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Burlingame Gate, Burlingame, CA D+56
- South Valley, Syracuse, NY D+42
- Whitehouse, Jacksonville, FL R+34
- Waite Park, Minneapolis, MN D+55
- Madison Park, Charlotte, NC D+24
- Berger, Dolton, IL D+82
- Plum Orchard, New Orleans, LA D+84
- Ardmore, Winston-Salem, NC D+49
- West Walnut, Allentown, PA D+30
- Westgate Vecinos, Albuquerque, NM D+19
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.