Phillipston leans slightly Republican by roughly 14 points: about 43% of voters vote Democratic and 57% Republican.
About 73% of adults in Phillipston typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Phillipston, ~31% vote Democratic, ~42% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Phillipston compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Phillipston leans more Republican than 96 of 113 neighbors.
Phillipston runs about 40 points more Republican than Massachusetts as a whole. Massachusetts leans Democratic overall, while Phillipston is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Phillipston. The south side runs the most Democratic (D+16) and the southeast side runs the most Republican (R+24), a spread of about 39 points.
Why Phillipston 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 Phillipston, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Phillipston votes against the grain of Massachusetts. Massachusetts leans Democratic overall, while Phillipston runs about 40 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 79% of households in Phillipston are family households, above 88% of cities.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Phillipston, MA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Phillipston looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Phillipston 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%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 93% of households in Phillipston own their home, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Packard Heights, MA R+9
- Phillipston Four Corners, MA R+24
- Templeton, MA R+15
- Petersham, MA D+15
- Williamsville, MA R+10
- South Athol, MA D+6
- Athol, MA R+8
- Pitcherville, MA R+12
- East Templeton, MA R+16
- Baldwinville, MA R+17
Cities with Similar Populations
- Piper, PA R+63
- New Buffalo, OH R+17
- Vincent, IA R+43
- Evan, MN R+67
- Estrella, CO R+31
- Long Branch, PA R+38
- Refuge, MS R+34
- Tacna, AZ R+52
- Westboro, OH R+66
- Fosterburg, IL R+42
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.