North Westport leans Republican by roughly 18 points: about 41% of voters vote Democratic and 59% Republican.
About 84% of adults in North Westport typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in North Westport, ~34% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~17% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How North Westport compares
Among cities within 25 miles, North Westport leans more Republican than 89 of 92 neighbors.
North Westport runs about 43 points more Republican than Massachusetts as a whole. Massachusetts leans Democratic overall, while North Westport is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why North Westport 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 Westport, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
North Westport votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 42%, modestly below the Massachusetts average of 50%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. North Westport 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 Westport, MA 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 Westport looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. North Westport 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 70%, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Westport, MA R+10
- Dartmouth, MA R+12
- Fall River, MA Even
- North Dartmouth, MA R+4
- Head of Westport, MA R+5
- Tiverton, RI Even
- Smith Mills, MA R+5
- South Westport, MA D+3
- Chartley, MA R+17
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hurdle Mills, NC R+31
- Waynesboro, TN R+71
- North Berwick, ME R+19
- Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock, MA D+5
- Barron, WI R+23
- Poland, ME R+28
- North Kansas City, MO D+32
- Fort Plain, NY R+38
- Chewelah, WA R+40
- Laceys Spring, AL R+67
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.