North Amherst is a Democratic stronghold. About 87% of voters here vote Democratic and 13% Republican.
About 50% of adults in North Amherst typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in North Amherst, ~44% vote Democratic, ~6% Republican, and ~50% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How North Amherst compares
North Amherst runs about 50 points more Democratic than Massachusetts as a whole.
Why North Amherst 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 North Amherst, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 76% of adults in North Amherst hold a bachelor's degree, about 48 points above the U.S. average of 28%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 65% of adults in North Amherst have never been married, above 96% of neighborhoods.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with renter-heavy households tend to turn out at a lower rate; North Amherst, Amherst, MA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in North Amherst looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 67% of households in North Amherst rent, about 42 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- East Village, Amherst, MA D+74
- South Amherst, Amherst, MA D+71
- East Springfield, Springfield, MA D+19
- Boston Road, Springfield, MA D+24
- Pine Point, Springfield, MA D+41
- Liberty Heights, Springfield, MA D+34
- Bay, Springfield, MA D+56
- McKnight, Springfield, MA D+55
- Sixteen Acres, Springfield, MA D+20
- Memorial Square, Springfield, MA D+42
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Morris Heights, Aurora, CO D+35
- Cardinal Hill-Pine Meadow, Lexington, KY D+40
- Ashton Heights, Arlington, VA D+62
- Thorpe Westwood, Spokane, WA R+9
- Dam Neck Naval Air Station, Virginia Beach, VA R+3
- Windsor Square, Glendale, AZ Even
- Willow Meadows-Willowbend Area, Houston, TX D+36
- Sparr Heights, Glendale, CA D+18
- Thousand Oaks, San Antonio, TX D+6
- Pumphrey, Linthicum, MD D+9
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.