South Sutton, MA Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in South Sutton

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

South Sutton leans Republican by roughly 20 points: about 40% of voters vote Democratic and 60% Republican.

 

About 94% of adults in South Sutton typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in South Sutton, ~38% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~6% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How South Sutton compares

Among cities within 25 miles, South Sutton leans more Republican than 104 of 113 neighbors.

South Sutton runs about 45 points more Republican than Massachusetts as a whole. Massachusetts leans Democratic overall, while South Sutton is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.

Why South Sutton 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 South Sutton, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

South Sutton votes against the grain of Massachusetts. Massachusetts leans Democratic overall, while South Sutton runs about 45 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in South Sutton are family households, above 80% of cities.

Homeownership and voter turnout

Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; South Sutton, MA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.

Why turnout in South Sutton looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. South Sutton 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 74%, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 98% of households in South Sutton own their home, compared to around 79% in nearby cities. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in South Sutton have completed high school, above 86% of cities. 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.