Springfield leans slightly Republican by roughly 12 points: about 44% of voters vote Democratic and 56% Republican. These figures are model estimates: New Hampshire did not have precinct-level voting records available for training, so the numbers above come from demographic and health features rather than local ground truth.
About 88% of adults in Springfield typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Springfield, ~39% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~12% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Springfield compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Springfield leans more Republican than 68 of 98 neighbors.
Springfield runs about 14 points more Republican than New Hampshire as a whole. New Hampshire is roughly evenly split, and Springfield sits clearly on the Republican side.
Why Springfield 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 Springfield, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Springfield votes against the grain of New Hampshire. New Hampshire is roughly evenly split, while Springfield runs about 14 points more Republican.
Population density, never-married share, and Republican lean
Places that combine low population density and a never-married-heavy adult population tend to lean Republican, as Springfield, NH does.
Why turnout in Springfield looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Springfield 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 72%, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 91% of households in Springfield own their home, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Springfield have completed high school, above 92% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- West Springfield, NH R+11
- Robinson Corner, NH R+9
- Georges Mills, NH D+10
- Grantham, NH R+10
- Enfield Center, NH Even
- New London, NH D+26
- Elkins, NH D+33
- Wendell, NH D+4
- Grafton Center, NH R+17
- North Wilmot, NH R+6
Cities with Similar Populations
- Elbethel, TN R+68
- Belmont, LA R+73
- Mound City, TX R+84
- Eagleville, WI R+38
- Alvarado, MN R+60
- Yale, VA R+4
- Horton, TX R+74
- Stuart, OK R+69
- Bowers, WI R+39
- Arvonia, VA R+13
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from New Hampshire Secretary of State, Elections Division, 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. NH did not have precinct-level voting records available for training, so the figures here come from extrapolation across demographic, health, and land-use features rather than local ground truth. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.