Pine Point leans heavily Democratic by roughly 42 points: about 71% of voters vote Democratic and 29% Republican.
About 55% of adults in Pine Point typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pine Point, ~39% vote Democratic, ~16% Republican, and ~45% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pine Point compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Pine Point leans more Democratic than 8 of 15 neighbors.
Pine Point runs about 16 points more Democratic than Massachusetts as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Pine Point. The northwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+48) and the northeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+37), a spread of about 11 points.
Why Pine Point 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 Pine Point, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 54% of adults in Pine Point have never been married, modestly above similar-sized neighborhoods (around 40%).
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Pine Point, Springfield, MA sits below the national average on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Pine Point looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 28% of adults in Pine Point report food insecurity, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 16%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 83% of adults in Pine Point have completed high school, below 81% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Bay, Springfield, MA D+56
- Boston Road, Springfield, MA D+24
- Upper Hill, Springfield, MA D+65
- Sixteen Acres, Springfield, MA D+20
- East Springfield, Springfield, MA D+19
- McKnight, Springfield, MA D+55
- East Forest Park, Springfield, MA D+22
- Old Hill, Springfield, MA D+55
- Liberty Heights, Springfield, MA D+34
- Maple High-Six Corners, Springfield, MA D+44
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Turtle Rock, Irvine, CA D+11
- Harbour Pointe, Mukilteo, WA D+22
- Coulwood West, Charlotte, NC D+42
- Harris-Houston, Charlotte, NC D+56
- Bridgeland, Cypress, TX R+24
- Surprise Farms, Surprise, AZ R+23
- Southeastern Hills, Lexington, KY D+24
- Leimert Park, Los Angeles, CA D+78
- Cypress Station, Houston, TX D+59
- Lynn-Highland Park, Oakland, CA D+62
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.