North Sanbornton leans slightly Republican by roughly 8 points: about 46% of voters vote Democratic and 54% 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 90% of adults in North Sanbornton typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in North Sanbornton, ~41% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~10% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How North Sanbornton compares
Among cities within 25 miles, North Sanbornton leans more Republican than 53 of 95 neighbors.
North Sanbornton runs about 11 points more Republican than New Hampshire as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within North Sanbornton. The north side runs the most Democratic (D+12) and the southwest side runs the most Republican (R+12), a spread of about 24 points.
Why North Sanbornton 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 Sanbornton, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 76% of households in North Sanbornton are family households, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; North Sanbornton, NH sits below the national average on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in North Sanbornton looks the way it does
Turnout in North Sanbornton sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Sanbornton, NH R+10
- New Hampton, NH R+12
- Hill, NH R+11
- Winnisquam, NH R+12
- Lochmere, NH R+8
- Laconia, NH D+2
- Hill Center, NH R+9
- Franklin, NH R+9
- Webster Lake, NH R+14
- Tilton, NH R+11
Cities with Similar Populations
- Gera, MI R+38
- Shopiere, WI R+27
- New Winchester, OH R+65
- Easton, IL R+58
- Charlotte Center, NY R+44
- Nighthawk, WA R+43
- Willow Hill, PA R+74
- Thivener, OH R+67
- Varney, MT R+23
- La Russell, MO R+73
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.