West Thornton leans slightly Democratic by roughly 10 points: about 55% of voters vote Democratic and 45% 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 83% of adults in West Thornton typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in West Thornton, ~46% vote Democratic, ~37% Republican, and ~17% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How West Thornton compares
Among cities within 25 miles, West Thornton leans more Democratic than 41 of 60 neighbors.
West Thornton runs about 8 points more Democratic than New Hampshire as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within West Thornton. The east side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+18) and the west side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+3), a spread of about 15 points.
Why West Thornton 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 Thornton, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 46% of adults in West Thornton 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 Thornton, 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 Thornton looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. West Thornton 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 68%, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and more than 99% of adults in West Thornton have completed high school, in the top fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Thornton, NH D+3
- Campton Lower Village, NH D+15
- Campton, NH D+12
- Woodstock, NH Even
- Waterville Valley, NH D+26
- East Hebron, NH R+8
- North Woodstock, NH R+2
- West Plymouth, NH D+19
- Holderness, NH D+13
Cities with Similar Populations
- Austinburg, OH R+41
- Dalworthington Gardens, TX R+25
- Union, MI R+41
- East Brewton, AL R+42
- Petersburg, NY R+30
- Caledonia, OH R+60
- Long Grove, IA R+33
- Humboldt, KS R+47
- Jeffersonton, VA R+36
- Benzonia, MI R+11
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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.