Saugus, MA Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Saugus

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Saugus is a true toss-up. About 51% of voters here vote Democratic and 49% Republican.

 

About 72% of adults in Saugus typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Saugus, ~37% vote Democratic, ~35% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Saugus compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Saugus sits roughly in the middle of the political spectrum, with 9 neighbors leaning further in the place's direction and 127 leaning the other way.

Saugus runs about 23 points more Republican than Massachusetts as a whole.

Why Saugus leans the way it does

Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Saugus. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.

Walkability and Democratic lean

Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Saugus, MA sits in the top tenth 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 Saugus looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Saugus 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%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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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.