Scituate leans Democratic by roughly 18 points: about 59% of voters vote Democratic and 41% Republican.
About 97% of adults in Scituate typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Scituate, ~57% vote Democratic, ~40% Republican, and ~3% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Scituate compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Scituate leans more Democratic than 45 of 87 neighbors.
Scituate runs about 6 points more Republican than Massachusetts as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Scituate. The northeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+29) and the south side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+15), a spread of about 14 points.
Why Scituate 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 Scituate, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. About 40% of residents in Scituate live in densely developed areas, above 84% of cities. High college attainment predicts Democratic voting, and Scituate sits in the top quarter (about 64%, above 98% of cities).
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Scituate, 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 Scituate looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Scituate 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 78%, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Scituate have completed high school, above 89% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- North Scituate, MA D+21
- Rivermoor, MA D+16
- Marshfield Hills, MA D+7
- Cohasset, MA D+26
- Humarock, MA Even
- Norwell, MA D+14
- Standish, MA D+16
- Black Rock, MA D+21
- South Hingham, MA D+21
- Marshfield, MA D+8
Cities with Similar Populations
- Greenville, WI R+28
- Louisville, TN R+48
- Ocean City, NJ R+9
- Panthersville, GA D+86
- Hondo, TX R+32
- Austin, AR R+57
- Woodmere, LA D+75
- Worth, IL R+13
- Finksburg, MD R+26
- Clinton, SC R+18
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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.