Plympton leans slightly Republican by roughly 14 points: about 43% of voters vote Democratic and 57% Republican.
About 78% of adults in Plympton typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Plympton, ~34% vote Democratic, ~44% Republican, and ~22% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Plympton compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Plympton leans more Republican than 96 of 109 neighbors.
Plympton runs about 39 points more Republican than Massachusetts as a whole. Massachusetts leans Democratic overall, while Plympton is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Plympton 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 Plympton, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Plympton votes against the grain of Massachusetts. Massachusetts leans Democratic overall, while Plympton runs about 39 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 82% of households in Plympton are family households, above 94% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Plympton, MA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Plympton looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Plympton 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 69%, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 93% of households in Plympton 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
- Halifax, MA R+14
- North Carver, MA R+5
- Kingston, MA D+4
- Silver Lake, MA R+5
- Carver, MA R+15
- Middleboro, MA R+12
- Warrentown, MA R+2
- Monponsett, MA R+8
- Middleborough, MA R+17
- Pembroke, MA R+3
Cities with Similar Populations
- Harwich, MA D+23
- Black Hawk, CO D+15
- Clayton, NY R+12
- Berlin, MA D+18
- Catawissa, MO R+51
- Columbia City, OR R+22
- San Manuel, AZ R+26
- Heiskell, TN R+62
- Sutton, WV R+54
- Brundidge, AL R+15
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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.