West Plymouth leans Democratic by roughly 20 points: about 60% of voters vote Democratic and 40% 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 72% of adults in West Plymouth typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in West Plymouth, ~43% vote Democratic, ~29% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How West Plymouth compares
Among cities within 25 miles, West Plymouth leans more Democratic than 68 of 81 neighbors.
West Plymouth runs about 16 points more Democratic than New Hampshire as a whole.
Why West Plymouth 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 West Plymouth, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 47% of adults in West Plymouth hold a bachelor's degree, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; West Plymouth, NH sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in West Plymouth looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. West Plymouth 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 69%, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Plymouth, NH D+33
- Rumney, NH D+6
- Campton, NH D+12
- Hebron, NH D+17
- Holderness, NH D+13
- West Rumney, NH D+5
- Ashland, NH Even
- Thornton, NH D+3
- Campton Lower Village, NH D+15
Cities with Similar Populations
- Snyderville, OH R+48
- Coyanosa, TX R+52
- Springdale, MT R+43
- Newbern, VA R+49
- Westons Mills, NY R+35
- Sedan, MN R+49
- Warbranch, KY R+77
- Tri-City, OR R+40
- Success, AR R+53
- Durango, TX R+68
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.