West End leans heavily Democratic by roughly 48 points: about 74% of voters vote Democratic and 26% 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 66% of adults in West End typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in West End, ~49% vote Democratic, ~17% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How West End compares
West End runs about 45 points more Democratic than New Hampshire as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within West End. The east side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+60) and the northwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+33), a spread of about 27 points.
Why West End 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 West End, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 55% of adults in West End hold a bachelor's degree, about 27 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; West End, Concord, NH sits above the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in West End looks the way it does
Turnout in West End sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- South End, Concord, NH D+34
- Northwest, Manchester, NH D+25
- North End Manchester, Manchester, NH D+29
- Straw-Smyth, Manchester, NH D+32
- Rimmon Heights, Manchester, NH D+24
- Wellington, Manchester, NH D+21
- Downtown, Manchester, NH D+44
- Piscataquog, Manchester, NH D+24
- Kalivas Union, Manchester, NH D+32
- Hallsville, Manchester, NH D+21
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Perry North, Pittsburgh, PA D+47
- North Leg, Augusta, GA D+50
- Riverview-Santa Ana, Santa Ana, CA D+28
- Seven Eagles, Charlotte, NC D+14
- Lancaster Historic District, Lancaster, OH R+15
- Bowie, Lubbock, TX R+18
- Douglas Acres, Des Moines, IA D+4
- Malba, Queens, NY R+20
- Spring Isle, Alafaya, FL D+11
- Rountree, Springfield, MO D+41
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.