Pembroke is a true toss-up. About 48% of voters here vote Democratic and 52% Republican.
About 91% of adults in Pembroke typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pembroke, ~44% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~9% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pembroke compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Pembroke leans more Republican than 66 of 101 neighbors.
Pembroke runs about 28 points more Republican than Massachusetts as a whole. Massachusetts leans Democratic overall, while Pembroke is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Pembroke. The northeast side runs the most Democratic (D+3) and the east side runs the most Republican (R+9), a spread of about 12 points.
Why Pembroke 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 Pembroke, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Pembroke votes against the grain of Massachusetts. Massachusetts leans Democratic overall, while Pembroke runs about 28 points more Republican. Density and white share pull in opposite directions and roughly cancel in Pembroke.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Pembroke, 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 Pembroke looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Pembroke 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 76%, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Monponsett, MA R+8
- Silver Lake, MA R+5
- Hanson, MA R+9
- Standish, MA D+16
- Duxbury, MA D+16
- Hanover, MA Even
- Halifax, MA R+14
- Marshfield, MA D+8
- Kingston, MA D+4
- Marshfield Hills, MA D+7
Cities with Similar Populations
- Bryant, AR R+25
- Cudahy, WI D+7
- Belen, NM R+14
- Nolensville, TN R+29
- Odessa, FL R+23
- Pinecrest, FL R+6
- Linda, CA R+9
- La Crescenta, CA D+18
- Somerset, MA R+3
- Anoka, MN D+5
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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.