Milton leans Republican by roughly 28 points: about 36% of voters vote Democratic and 64% 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 75% of adults in Milton typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Milton, ~27% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~25% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Milton compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Milton leans more Republican than 83 of 98 neighbors.
Milton runs about 30 points more Republican than New Hampshire as a whole. New Hampshire is roughly evenly split, and Milton sits clearly on the Republican side.
Why Milton 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 Milton, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Milton votes against the grain of New Hampshire. New Hampshire is roughly evenly split, while Milton runs about 30 points more Republican.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Milton, NH sits below the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Milton looks the way it does
Turnout in Milton sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Union, NH R+28
- Farmington, NH R+24
- Lebanon, ME R+34
- Milton Mills, NH R+26
- North Lebanon, ME R+35
- New Durham, NH R+25
- East Lebanon, ME R+32
- Rochester, NH R+9
- Emery Mills, ME R+20
- Acton, ME R+25
Cities with Similar Populations
- Franklin Furnace, OH R+56
- Janesville, CA R+46
- Downsville, LA R+87
- Pierce City, MO R+62
- Horton, MI R+38
- Nathalie, VA R+24
- Seward, AK R+19
- Andale, KS R+58
- North Lawrence, OH R+52
- Grantham, NH R+10
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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.