Mount Bowdoin is a Democratic stronghold. About 83% of voters here vote Democratic and 17% Republican.
About 38% of adults in Mount Bowdoin typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mount Bowdoin, ~32% vote Democratic, ~6% Republican, and ~62% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mount Bowdoin compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Mount Bowdoin leans more Democratic than 15 of 31 neighbors.
Mount Bowdoin runs about 40 points more Democratic than Massachusetts as a whole.
Why Mount Bowdoin 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 Mount Bowdoin, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Mount Bowdoin 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 52% of adults in Mount Bowdoin have never been married, above 85% of neighborhoods.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Mount Bowdoin, Boston, MA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Mount Bowdoin looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 80% of households in Mount Bowdoin rent, about 55 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 38% of adults in Mount Bowdoin report food insecurity, above 92% of neighborhoods. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Mount Bowdoin sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Dorchester Center, Boston, MA D+71
- South Dorchester, Boston, MA D+57
- Fields Corner, Boston, MA D+49
- Roxbury, Boston, MA D+65
- North Dorchester, Boston, MA D+59
- Nubian Square, Boston, MA D+65
- Forest Hills, Jamaica Plain, MA D+68
- Neponset, Boston, MA D+37
- South End, Boston, MA D+64
- Dorchester Heights, Boston, MA D+51
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Old North End, Burlington, VT D+72
- Riverside, Austin, TX D+49
- Denby, Detroit, MI D+85
- Atlantic Beaches, Atlantic Beach, FL R+15
- Torrey Pines, San Diego, CA D+55
- Highland, Denver, CO D+59
- Parkrose, Portland, OR D+35
- Southwest, Wichita, KS Even
- Family Acres, Lincoln, NE Even
- Southside, Toledo, OH D+34
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.