Sharon leans heavily Democratic by roughly 44 points: about 72% of voters vote Democratic and 28% Republican.
About 86% of adults in Sharon typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sharon, ~62% vote Democratic, ~24% Republican, and ~14% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Sharon compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Sharon leans more Democratic than 134 of 167 neighbors.
Sharon runs about 18 points more Democratic than Massachusetts as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Sharon. The northeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+52) and the southwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+35), a spread of about 17 points.
Why Sharon 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 Sharon, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 77% of adults in Sharon hold a bachelor's degree, about 49 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Dense areas vote Democratic, and Sharon sits in the top fifth on density (about 50%, above 87% of cities).
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Sharon, MA sits in the top 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 Sharon looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Sharon 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 79%, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 99% of adults in Sharon have completed high school, above 97% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Stoughton, MA D+23
- East Walpole, MA D+15
- Canton, MA D+26
- Walpole, MA D+16
- Foxboro, MA D+13
- Foxborough, MA D+20
- North Easton, MA D+17
- South Walpole, MA D+16
- Norwood, MA D+23
- Mansfield Center, MA D+14
Cities with Similar Populations
- Greenfield, MA D+26
- Murphy, NC R+50
- Pinewood, FL D+58
- Andrews, TX R+62
- Ammon, ID R+48
- Manchester, MO D+10
- Ripon, CA R+35
- Vinton, VA R+35
- Phelan, CA R+39
- Angier, NC R+29
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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.