Old Hill is a Democratic stronghold. About 78% of voters here vote Democratic and 22% Republican.
About 40% of adults in Old Hill typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Old Hill, ~31% vote Democratic, ~9% Republican, and ~60% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Old Hill compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Old Hill leans more Democratic than 13 of 15 neighbors.
Old Hill runs about 30 points more Democratic than Massachusetts as a whole.
Why Old Hill leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Old Hill, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 65% of adults in Old Hill have never been married, well above similar-sized neighborhoods (around 45%).
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Old Hill, Springfield, MA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Old Hill looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Old Hill is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 47%, about 25 points below the Massachusetts average of 72%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 43% of adults in Old Hill report food insecurity, above 96% of neighborhoods. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 65% of adults in Old Hill have completed high school, below 97% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Maple High-Six Corners, Springfield, MA D+44
- McKnight, Springfield, MA D+55
- Upper Hill, Springfield, MA D+65
- South End Springfield, Springfield, MA D+40
- Bay, Springfield, MA D+56
- Metro Center, Springfield, MA D+44
- Forest Park, Springfield, MA D+37
- East Forest Park, Springfield, MA D+22
- Liberty Heights, Springfield, MA D+34
- Memorial Square, Springfield, MA D+42
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Dutchtown, Rochester, NY D+56
- Melrose Park, Fort Lauderdale, FL D+65
- United Westwood, San Antonio, TX D+28
- Bay, Springfield, MA D+56
- Claremont, Berkeley, CA D+81
- Loch Raven Manor, Towson, MD D+46
- Alamosa, Albuquerque, NM D+25
- Kutzky Park, Rochester, MN D+41
- Lytle Creek, San Bernardino, CA D+26
- Sylvan Park, Nashville, TN D+38
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.