Milford is a true toss-up. About 52% of voters here vote Democratic and 48% Republican. These figures are model estimates: New Hampshire did not have precinct-level voting records available for training, so the numbers above come from demographic and health features rather than local ground truth.
About 78% of adults in Milford typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Milford, ~41% vote Democratic, ~37% Republican, and ~22% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Milford compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Milford leans more Democratic than 60 of 102 neighbors.
Politically, Milford sits close to the rest of New Hampshire.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Milford. The northeast side runs the most Democratic (D+13) and the southwest side runs the most Republican (R+7), a spread of about 19 points.
Why Milford leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Milford. None of them point strongly toward either party.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Milford, NH sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Milford looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Milford 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 68%, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Milford have completed high school, above 83% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- North Brookline, NH R+7
- Amherst, NH D+17
- Wilton, NH R+4
- Mont Vernon, NH R+4
- Brookline, NH Even
- High Bridge, NH R+12
- Hollis, NH D+13
- South Lyndeboro, NH R+6
- Merrimack, NH D+5
- Lyndeborough, NH R+6
Cities with Similar Populations
- Warren, NJ R+4
- Amherst, MA D+72
- High Ridge, MO R+36
- Clarksdale, MS D+57
- Ramsey, NJ Even
- East Syracuse, NY D+8
- Mccalla, AL R+27
- St. Martinville, LA R+24
- Haysville, KS R+42
- Souderton, PA R+2
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from New Hampshire Secretary of State, Elections Division, 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. NH did not have precinct-level voting records available for training, so the figures here come from extrapolation across demographic, health, and land-use features rather than local ground truth. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.