Salisbury Heights leans slightly Republican by roughly 8 points: about 46% of voters vote Democratic and 54% Republican. These figures are model estimates: New Hampshire did not have precinct-level voting records available for training, so the numbers above come from demographic and health features rather than local ground truth.
About 84% of adults in Salisbury Heights typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Salisbury Heights, ~39% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~16% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Salisbury Heights compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Salisbury Heights leans more Republican than 50 of 98 neighbors.
Salisbury Heights runs about 12 points more Republican than New Hampshire as a whole.
Why Salisbury Heights leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Salisbury Heights. None of them point strongly toward either party.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Salisbury Heights, NH sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Salisbury Heights looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Salisbury Heights 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 72%, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 94% of households in Salisbury Heights own their home, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Salisbury, NH R+10
- Andover, NH R+12
- East Andover, NH R+11
- Webster Lake, NH R+14
- Gerrish, NH R+15
- Franklin, NH R+9
- South Newbury, NH R+19
- Northfield, NH R+19
- Wilmot, NH D+8
- East Sutton, NH Even
Cities with Similar Populations
- Orffs Corner, ME R+19
- Worsham, VA R+11
- Chewey, OK R+61
- Rosendale, MO R+58
- Malta, ID R+86
- Tee Lake, IN R+32
- Gilmore City, IA R+53
- Mc Adams, MS R+37
- Sunnyside, KY R+47
- Goodwill, LA R+81
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from New Hampshire Secretary of State, Elections Division, 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. NH did not have precinct-level voting records available for training, so the figures here come from extrapolation across demographic, health, and land-use features rather than local ground truth. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.