Winthrop Town leans Democratic by roughly 20 points: about 60% of voters vote Democratic and 40% Republican.
About 73% of adults in Winthrop Town typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Winthrop Town, ~44% vote Democratic, ~29% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Winthrop Town compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Winthrop Town leans more Democratic than 50 of 139 neighbors.
Winthrop Town runs about 5 points more Republican than Massachusetts as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Winthrop Town. The east side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+36) and the southwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+8), a spread of about 28 points.
Why Winthrop Town 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 Winthrop Town, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. About 67% of residents in Winthrop Town live in densely developed areas, about 31 points above the U.S. average of 36%. High college attainment predicts Democratic voting, and Winthrop Town sits in the top quarter (about 45%, above 91% of cities). A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 34% of adults in Winthrop Town have never been married, above 86% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Winthrop Town, MA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Winthrop Town looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Winthrop Town 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 71%, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Revere, MA D+12
- Chelsea, MA D+31
- Charlestown, MA D+53
- Everett, MA D+25
- Nahant, MA D+27
- Boston, MA D+30
- Malden, MA D+39
- Saugus, MA Even
- Somerville, MA D+69
- Lynn, MA D+23
Cities with Similar Populations
- Horseheads, NY R+19
- Woodbridge, NJ D+9
- Beacon, NY D+32
- Forest City, NC R+37
- Morris, IL R+23
- Cottage Lake, WA D+28
- Sturgis, MI R+30
- Norwood, OH D+21
- East Falmouth, MA D+16
- Haughton, LA R+55
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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.