Shutesbury is a Democratic stronghold. About 75% of voters here vote Democratic and 25% Republican.
About 75% of adults in Shutesbury typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Shutesbury, ~56% vote Democratic, ~19% Republican, and ~25% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Shutesbury compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Shutesbury leans more Democratic than 103 of 114 neighbors.
Shutesbury runs about 26 points more Democratic than Massachusetts as a whole.
Why Shutesbury 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 Shutesbury, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 69% of adults in Shutesbury hold a bachelor's degree, about 41 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Shutesbury, MA does.
Why turnout in Shutesbury looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Shutesbury 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 75%, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 91% of households in Shutesbury own their home, compared to around 74% in nearby cities. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Shutesbury have completed high school, above 95% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Leverett, MA D+54
- Pelham, MA D+56
- West Pelham, MA D+58
- North Leverett, MA D+50
- New Salem, MA D+33
- Wendell, MA D+20
- Factory Hollow, MA D+54
- Wendell Depot, MA D+20
- Sunderland, MA D+48
- Amherst, MA D+72
Cities with Similar Populations
- Buena Vista, PA R+27
- Gladeville, TN R+53
- Cassville, WI R+38
- Linn Valley, KS R+50
- Scio, NY R+43
- Colton, NY R+21
- Aurora, NC R+11
- Orangeville, IL R+43
- North Benton, OH R+54
- Lake Cherokee, TX R+62
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.