North Ashburnham is a true toss-up. About 48% of voters here vote Democratic and 52% Republican.
About 80% of adults in North Ashburnham typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in North Ashburnham, ~38% vote Democratic, ~42% Republican, and ~20% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How North Ashburnham compares
Among cities within 25 miles, North Ashburnham leans more Republican than 62 of 110 neighbors.
North Ashburnham runs about 29 points more Republican than Massachusetts as a whole. Massachusetts leans Democratic overall, while North Ashburnham is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within North Ashburnham. The west side is the most split-leaning (R+19) and the east side is the least split-leaning (Even), a spread of about 19 points.
Why North Ashburnham 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 North Ashburnham, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
North Ashburnham votes against the grain of Massachusetts. Massachusetts leans Democratic overall, while North Ashburnham runs about 29 points more Republican.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; North Ashburnham, 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 North Ashburnham looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. North Ashburnham 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 72%, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 94% of households in North Ashburnham own their home, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in North Ashburnham have completed high school, above 81% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Lane Village, MA Even
- Ashburnham, MA Even
- East Rindge, NH R+14
- Winchendon, MA R+11
- Rindge, NH R+9
- New Ipswich, NH R+15
- Squantum, NH R+4
- Waterville, MA R+17
- West Rindge, NH R+7
- Ashby, MA D+6
Cities with Similar Populations
- Harriston, MS D+71
- Galloway, WV R+62
- Kinross, IA R+49
- Davilla, TX R+71
- Wadsworth, TX R+67
- Georgetown, NJ R+21
- Chicota, TX R+51
- Sandy Creek, NC R+45
- Oak Hills, PA R+22
- Mount Sterling, IN R+59
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.