North Branch leans Republican by roughly 20 points: about 40% of voters vote Democratic and 60% Republican. These figures are model estimates: New Hampshire did not have precinct-level voting records available for training, so the numbers above come from demographic and health features rather than local ground truth.
About 82% of adults in North Branch typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in North Branch, ~33% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~18% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How North Branch compares
Among cities within 25 miles, North Branch leans more Republican than 89 of 105 neighbors.
North Branch runs about 23 points more Republican than New Hampshire as a whole. New Hampshire is roughly evenly split, and North Branch sits clearly on the Republican side.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within North Branch. The north side is the most Republican-leaning (R+27) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+12), a spread of about 15 points.
Why North Branch 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 Branch, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
North Branch votes against the grain of New Hampshire. New Hampshire is roughly evenly split, while North Branch runs about 23 points more Republican.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; North Branch, NH sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in North Branch looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. North Branch 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 67%, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 94% of households in North Branch own their home, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Hillsborough Upper Village, NH R+23
- Antrim, NH R+9
- Lower Village, NH R+6
- Hillsboro, NH R+15
- Hillsborough Center, NH R+22
- Stoddard, NH Even
- Hillsborough, NH R+7
- South Stoddard, NH Even
- Bennington, NH R+10
- Washington, NH R+24
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hailstone, UT R+19
- Bruce Crossing, MI R+25
- Lockville, OH R+27
- Wishram, WA R+39
- Swainton, NJ R+26
- Tipton, KS R+75
- Rouseville, PA R+52
- Lockbridge, WV R+56
- Shacklefords, VA R+34
- Oakville, MD R+20
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from New Hampshire Secretary of State, Elections Division, 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. NH did not have precinct-level voting records available for training, so the figures here come from extrapolation across demographic, health, and land-use features rather than local ground truth. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.