South End Springfield leans heavily Democratic by roughly 40 points: about 70% of voters vote Democratic and 30% Republican.
About 32% of adults in South End Springfield typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in South End Springfield, ~22% vote Democratic, ~10% Republican, and ~68% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How South End Springfield compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, South End Springfield leans more Democratic than 7 of 15 neighbors.
South End Springfield runs about 15 points more Democratic than Massachusetts as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within South End Springfield. The north side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+52) and the east side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+38), a spread of about 14 points.
Why South End Springfield leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for South End Springfield, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 50% of adults in South End Springfield have never been married, modestly above similar-sized neighborhoods (around 37%).
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; South End Springfield, Springfield, MA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in South End Springfield looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. South End Springfield is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 41%, about 30 points below the Massachusetts average of 72%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 89% of households in South End Springfield rent, compared to around 60% in nearby neighborhoods. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 49% of adults in South End Springfield report food insecurity, above 98% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Maple High-Six Corners, Springfield, MA D+44
- Metro Center, Springfield, MA D+44
- Old Hill, Springfield, MA D+55
- Forest Park, Springfield, MA D+37
- McKnight, Springfield, MA D+55
- Upper Hill, Springfield, MA D+65
- Memorial Square, Springfield, MA D+42
- Bay, Springfield, MA D+56
- Liberty Heights, Springfield, MA D+34
- East Forest Park, Springfield, MA D+22
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Edgewood, Michigan City, IN D+15
- Elton Hills, Rochester, MN D+28
- Morningside, Pittsburgh, PA D+50
- Darkesville, Inwood, WV R+35
- Monfort Heights South, Cincinnati, OH R+24
- Over Place Area, Abilene, TX R+30
- Windham, Coral Springs, FL D+9
- 3rd Ward, Portsmouth, OH R+26
- West Edgewood, Indianapolis, IN Even
- Rosedale Park, Detroit, MI D+88
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.