Newton Center is a Democratic stronghold. About 80% of voters here vote Democratic and 20% Republican.
About 82% of adults in Newton Center typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Newton Center, ~66% vote Democratic, ~16% Republican, and ~18% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Newton Center compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Newton Center leans more Democratic than 145 of 159 neighbors.
Newton Center runs about 35 points more Democratic than Massachusetts as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Newton Center. The northwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+72) and the southeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+41), a spread of about 31 points.
Why Newton Center 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 Newton Center, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 86% of adults in Newton Center hold a bachelor's degree, about 58 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Dense areas vote Democratic, and Newton Center sits in the top fifth on density (about 94%, above 97% of cities).
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Newton Center, 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 Newton Center looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Newton Center 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 80%, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 99% of adults in Newton Center have completed high school, above 97% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Newton Highlands, MA D+62
- Chestnut Hill, MA D+60
- Newton Upper Falls, MA D+59
- Waban, MA D+57
- Newton, MA D+58
- Newtonville, MA D+63
- Brighton, MA D+61
- Auburndale, MA D+59
- Newton Lower Falls, MA D+54
- Needham, MA D+46
Cities with Similar Populations
- Bainbridge, GA Even
- Newport, NC R+39
- Hermosa Beach, CA D+37
- Walled Lake, MI R+3
- East St. Louis, IL D+83
- La Canada Flintridge, CA D+19
- East Massapequa, NY R+9
- Grand Island, NY R+9
- Yankton, SD R+31
- Clive, IA D+10
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.