North Eastham leans heavily Democratic by roughly 30 points: about 65% of voters vote Democratic and 35% Republican.
About 92% of adults in North Eastham typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in North Eastham, ~60% vote Democratic, ~32% Republican, and ~8% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How North Eastham compares
Among cities within 25 miles, North Eastham leans more Democratic than 20 of 32 neighbors.
North Eastham runs about 5 points more Democratic than Massachusetts as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within North Eastham. The southeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+36) and the west side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+26), a spread of about 10 points.
Why North Eastham 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 Eastham, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 51% of adults in North Eastham hold a bachelor's degree, about 22 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Dense areas vote Democratic, and North Eastham sits in the top fifth on density (about 64%, above 91% of cities).
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; North Eastham, MA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in North Eastham looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. North Eastham 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 74%, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Eastham, MA D+31
- South Wellfleet, MA D+51
- Wellfleet, MA D+50
- Orleans, MA D+38
- South Orleans, MA D+31
- Brewster, MA D+29
- Truro, MA D+40
- East Harwich, MA D+16
- North Chatham, MA D+27
- Chatham, MA D+31
Cities with Similar Populations
- Delano, TN R+70
- Sky Valley, CA R+5
- Ellinwood, KS R+60
- Murphy, OR R+29
- Hewitt, WI R+31
- Baconton, GA R+37
- Olinda, CA R+44
- Cascade, ID R+49
- Trinidad, TX R+66
- Moline Acres, MO D+85
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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.