Turkey Hill Shores is a true toss-up. About 49% of voters here vote Democratic and 51% Republican.
About 86% of adults in Turkey Hill Shores typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Turkey Hill Shores, ~42% vote Democratic, ~44% Republican, and ~14% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Turkey Hill Shores compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Turkey Hill Shores sits roughly in the middle of the political spectrum, with 66 neighbors leaning further in the place's direction and 55 leaning the other way.
Turkey Hill Shores runs about 27 points more Republican than Massachusetts as a whole. Massachusetts leans Democratic overall, while Turkey Hill Shores sits closer to the political middle.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Turkey Hill Shores. The east side runs the most Democratic (D+13) and the northwest side runs the most Republican (R+10), a spread of about 23 points.
Why Turkey Hill Shores 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 Turkey Hill Shores, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Turkey Hill Shores votes against the grain of Massachusetts. Massachusetts leans Democratic overall, while Turkey Hill Shores runs about 27 points more Republican.
High-school completion, uninsured rate, and voter turnout
Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a low uninsured rate tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Turkey Hill Shores, MA does.
Why turnout in Turkey Hill Shores looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Turkey Hill Shores 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 Turkey Hill Shores 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 Turkey Hill Shores have completed high school, above 93% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Sandy Beach, MA D+4
- Oakham, MA R+6
- Rutland, MA R+8
- Paxton, MA D+12
- Lower Wire Village, MA R+17
- Spencer, MA R+4
- Jefferson, MA D+10
- Tafts Corner, MA R+12
- Barre Plains, MA R+10
- North Brookfield, MA R+12
Cities with Similar Populations
- Marshville, ME R+36
- Erastus, NC R+29
- Carlyle, KS R+61
- Bovill, ID R+54
- Kansas Settlement, AZ R+41
- Washburn, AR R+75
- Brewstertown, TN R+70
- Santa Fe, OH R+71
- Kidds Fork, VA R+7
- Mount View, TN R+58
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.