North Brookfield leans slightly Republican by roughly 12 points: about 44% of voters vote Democratic and 56% Republican.
About 81% of adults in North Brookfield typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in North Brookfield, ~36% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~19% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How North Brookfield compares
Among cities within 25 miles, North Brookfield leans more Republican than 78 of 103 neighbors.
North Brookfield runs about 37 points more Republican than Massachusetts as a whole. Massachusetts leans Democratic overall, while North Brookfield is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why North Brookfield 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 Brookfield, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
North Brookfield votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 29%, well below the Massachusetts average of 50%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. North Brookfield runs against the grain of Massachusetts, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; North Brookfield, MA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in North Brookfield looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. North Brookfield 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 69%, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in North Brookfield have completed high school, above 84% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Lower Wire Village, MA R+17
- East Brookfield, MA R+14
- New Braintree, MA R+13
- West Brookfield, MA R+6
- Spencer, MA R+4
- Brookfield, MA R+15
- South Spencer, MA R+11
- Oakham, MA R+6
- Turkey Hill Shores, MA Even
- Barre Plains, MA R+10
Cities with Similar Populations
- Mount Plymouth, FL R+45
- Auburn, PA R+40
- Poca, WV R+53
- Falls City, NE R+51
- Milbank, SD R+50
- Kilauea, HI D+10
- Shadyside, OH R+44
- Amite City, LA D+13
- West Pittston, PA R+7
- Martinsville, NJ Even
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.