Mystic Grove leans slightly Republican by roughly 10 points: about 45% of voters vote Democratic and 55% Republican.
About 91% of adults in Mystic Grove typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mystic Grove, ~41% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~9% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mystic Grove compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Mystic Grove leans more Republican than 54 of 99 neighbors.
Mystic Grove runs about 34 points more Republican than Massachusetts as a whole. Massachusetts leans Democratic overall, while Mystic Grove is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Mystic Grove 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 Mystic Grove, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 85% of households in Mystic Grove are family households, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 85% of residents in Mystic Grove drive to work alone, above 83% of cities. Mystic Grove runs against the grain of Massachusetts, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Mystic Grove, MA sits in the top tenth 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 Mystic Grove looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Mystic Grove 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 74%, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 95% of households in Mystic Grove own their home, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Charlton, MA R+14
- East Brookfield, MA R+14
- South Spencer, MA R+11
- Charlton City, MA D+10
- Brookfield, MA R+15
- Spencer, MA R+4
- Sturbridge, MA D+7
- Rochdale, MA R+7
- North Oxford, MA R+12
- Fiskdale, MA D+6
Cities with Similar Populations
- Linn, KS R+73
- Fowlstown, GA D+17
- Freeburn, KY R+74
- Reistville, PA R+62
- Dundee, MS D+24
- Whitley, VA R+46
- Vermont, IN R+53
- Gorham, KS R+73
- Jonesboro, ME R+31
- Jerico Springs, MO R+69
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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.