SNAPSHOT: Percent Republicans, 2010

By Matt Carroll , Boston Globe | Dec. 15, 2011

The towns with the highest percents of Republicans include Dover, Wenham and Duxbury. Towns with the fewest include Provincetown, Somerville, and Northampton. The data from the state Elections Division is for 2010.

Community Republican % 2010 Rank Republicans Registered voters ABINGTON 11.0% 229 1,156 10,468 ACTON 11.5% 215 1,587 13,767 ACUSHNET 7.2% 325 541 7,476 ADAMS 7.2% 325 429 5,996 AGAWAM 15.5% 91 3,240 20,902 ALFORD 9.2% 282 36 392 AMESBURY 13.4% 155 1,591 11,847 AMHERST 5.4% 343 948 17,508 ANDOVER 16.4% 69 3,705 22,606 AQUINNAH 3.8% 349 15 393 ARLINGTON 7.5% 318 2,201 29,421 ASHBURNHAM 13.7% 147 581 4,238 ASHBY 13.9% 140 331 2,379 ASHFIELD 7.4% 322 97 1,311 ASHLAND 12.3% 184 1,298 10,577 ATHOL 12.4% 181 821 6,598 ATTLEBORO 12.3% 184 3,196 25,988 AUBURN 11.4% 220 1,329 11,624 AVON 10.0% 262 304 3,041 AYER 13.7% 147 674 4,905 BARNSTABLE 17.4% 46 5,429 31,168 BARRE 14.4% 122 496 3,445 BECKET 11.6% 212 146 1,263 BEDFORD 13.6% 149 1,286 9,430 BELCHERTOWN 14.2% 130 1,328 9,332 BELLINGHAM 13.1% 161 1,376 10,543 BELMONT 9.6% 273 1,590 16,594 BERKLEY 12.3% 184 517 4,201 BERLIN 14.0% 137 282 2,014 BERNARDSTON 11.7% 204 181 1,542 BEVERLY 11.7% 204 2,916 24,843 BILLERICA 12.1% 191 2,963 24,526 BLACKSTONE 10.4% 248 640 6,158 BLANDFORD 19.4% 26 165 850 BOLTON 20.2% 17 655 3,250 BOSTON 6.8% 332 25,423 371,146 BOURNE 15.7% 88 2,071 13,189 BOXBOROUGH 13.6% 149 463 3,406 BOXFORD 23.6% 3 1,411 5,980 BOYLSTON 14.0% 137 435 3,101 BRAINTREE 11.5% 215 2,913 25,269 BREWSTER 16.7% 58 1,345 8,048 BRIDGEWATER 13.2% 159 2,062 15,679 BRIMFIELD 17.2% 47 444 2,581 BROCKTON 8.4% 300 4,497 53,304 BROOKFIELD 12.7% 176 294 2,320 BROOKLINE 7.7% 315 3,148 41,066 BUCKLAND 8.5% 295 111 1,299 BURLINGTON 10.7% 242 1,757 16,378 CAMBRIDGE 4.7% 346 2,933 62,832 CANTON 12.2% 189 1,873 15,411 CARLISLE 15.3% 94 565 3,704 CARVER 13.5% 152 1,192 8,854 CHARLEMONT 9.1% 284 76 831 CHARLTON 16.3% 72 1,497 9,168 CHATHAM 22.9% 5 1,290 5,641 CHELMSFORD 13.3% 157 3,150 23,699 CHELSEA 6.1% 341 730 12,003 CHESHIRE 9.3% 280 216 2,317 CHESTER 16.0% 77 148 925 CHESTERFIELD 11.8% 198 101 857 CHICOPEE 10.6% 244 3,677 34,645 CHILMARK 7.1% 329 62 878 CLARKSBURG 7.6% 316 86 1,136 CLINTON 11.0% 229 1,050 9,506 COHASSET 22.0% 9 1,214 5,516 COLRAIN 9.6% 273 113 1,175 CONCORD 14.4% 122 1,764 12,255 CONWAY 11.0% 229 167 1,518 CUMMINGTON 7.5% 318 48 641 DALTON 11.7% 204 534 4,580 DANVERS 12.6% 178 2,307 18,256 DARTMOUTH 9.6% 273 2,301 23,989 DEDHAM 9.9% 264 1,649 16,714 DEERFIELD 10.6% 244 385 3,639 DENNIS 15.9% 79 1,848 11,593 DIGHTON 13.1% 161 609 4,639 DOUGLAS 18.1% 37 1,142 6,310 DOVER 26.4% 1 1,043 3,955 DRACUT 11.2% 226 2,250 20,117 DUDLEY 12.3% 184 867 7,037 DUNSTABLE 16.9% 52 366 2,164 DUXBURY 22.6% 6 2,502 11,080 EAST BRIDGEWATER 14.6% 117 1,352 9,236 EAST BROOKFIELD 15.1% 98 228 1,512 EASTHAM 16.7% 58 714 4,276 EASTHAMPTON 8.5% 295 971 11,439 EAST LONGMEADOW 18.8% 34 2,100 11,145 EASTON 16.4% 69 2,484 15,141 EDGARTOWN 14.8% 107 479 3,228 EGREMONT 11.3% 222 107 948 ERVING 9.3% 280 103 1,105 ESSEX 19.2% 30 503 2,613 EVERETT 5.1% 344 960 18,995 FAIRHAVEN 8.1% 304 882 10,890 FALL RIVER 6.8% 332 3,328 49,203 FALMOUTH 13.6% 149 3,552 26,038 FITCHBURG 10.4% 248 2,117 20,359 FLORIDA 8.6% 292 47 549 FOXBOROUGH 14.7% 113 1,691 11,471 FRAMINGHAM 10.0% 262 3,492 34,846 FRANKLIN 15.6% 89 3,133 20,083 FREETOWN 11.3% 222 731 6,459 GARDNER 11.6% 212 1,331 11,440 GEORGETOWN 18.2% 36 1,087 5,982 GILL 7.9% 309 85 1,074 GLOUCESTER 9.9% 264 1,980 20,004 GOSHEN 13.0% 165 94 722 GOSNOLD 13.9% 140 20 144 GRAFTON 15.1% 98 1,764 11,665 GRANBY 14.7% 113 665 4,521 GRANVILLE 20.0% 18 230 1,148 GREAT BARRINGTON 8.4% 300 382 4,525 GREENFIELD 9.9% 264 1,140 11,479 GROTON 17.2% 47 1,261 7,325 GROVELAND 16.6% 62 791 4,779 HADLEY 9.6% 273 353 3,685 HALIFAX 13.9% 140 781 5,630 HAMILTON 21.6% 11 1,240 5,750 HAMPDEN 19.9% 20 722 3,627 HANCOCK 11.5% 215 59 513 HANOVER 15.3% 94 1,436 9,374 HANSON 15.2% 96 1,037 6,815 HARDWICK 11.7% 204 209 1,790 HARVARD 14.8% 107 602 4,080 HARWICH 18.4% 35 1,879 10,202 HATFIELD 7.8% 312 196 2,509 HAVERHILL 11.8% 198 4,857 41,161 HAWLEY 11.0% 229 25 227 HEATH 8.8% 289 45 513 HINGHAM 18.0% 39 2,896 16,062 HINSDALE 9.6% 273 136 1,424 HOLBROOK 10.2% 259 715 7,022 HOLDEN 16.5% 65 2,077 12,559 HOLLAND 15.4% 93 276 1,796 HOLLISTON 15.0% 104 1,495 9,994 HOLYOKE 8.6% 292 2,132 24,811 HOPEDALE 12.5% 180 491 3,942 HOPKINTON 20.4% 16 2,010 9,833 HUBBARDSTON 14.8% 107 450 3,047 HUDSON 11.8% 198 1,495 12,661 HULL 10.4% 248 833 8,007 HUNTINGTON 13.0% 165 185 1,418 IPSWICH 15.1% 98 1,528 10,099 KINGSTON 16.4% 69 1,418 8,629 LAKEVILLE 16.8% 55 1,250 7,462 LANCASTER 15.8% 83 739 4,683 LANESBOROUGH 9.9% 264 217 2,194 LAWRENCE 6.4% 335 2,355 36,791 LEE 8.4% 300 336 3,986 LEICESTER 11.1% 227 815 7,322 LENOX 12.2% 189 454 3,723 LEOMINSTER 11.4% 220 3,129 27,371 LEVERETT 7.5% 318 108 1,432 LEXINGTON 10.4% 248 2,245 21,509 LEYDEN 15.1% 98 85 562 LINCOLN 12.6% 178 558 4,422 LITTLETON 14.4% 122 889 6,166 LONGMEADOW 22.1% 8 2,649 11,988 LOWELL 9.1% 284 4,858 53,184 LUDLOW 11.9% 195 1,642 13,828 LUNENBURG 16.9% 52 1,190 7,050 LYNN 6.5% 334 3,219 49,313 LYNNFIELD 19.4% 26 1,741 8,993 MALDEN 6.3% 336 1,836 29,371 MANCHESTER-BY-THE-SEA 20.5% 14 815 3,973 MANSFIELD 15.8% 83 2,281 14,427 MARBLEHEAD 15.9% 79 2,346 14,769 MARION 19.7% 21 729 3,703 MARLBOROUGH 12.8% 172 2,592 20,284 MARSHFIELD 14.2% 130 2,543 17,957 MASHPEE 16.1% 75 1,665 10,344 MATTAPOISETT 14.4% 122 713 4,946 MAYNARD 10.5% 247 782 7,436 MEDFIELD 17.1% 50 1,433 8,395 MEDFORD 7.2% 325 2,522 35,107 MEDWAY 14.2% 130 1,291 9,094 MELROSE 11.8% 198 2,263 19,183 MENDON 16.6% 62 705 4,238 MERRIMAC 14.7% 113 657 4,476 METHUEN 12.9% 169 3,806 29,559 MIDDLEBOROUGH 13.5% 152 2,117 15,683 MIDDLEFIELD 20.5% 14 76 370 MIDDLETON 15.1% 98 834 5,521 MILFORD 10.9% 235 1,827 16,758 MILLBURY 11.3% 222 993 8,777 MILLIS 15.2% 96 841 5,519 MILLVILLE 10.3% 252 190 1,845 MILTON 8.5% 295 1,568 18,461 MONROE 7.2% 325 5 69 MONSON 14.6% 117 831 5,684 MONTAGUE 7.6% 316 449 5,872 MONTEREY 12.9% 169 91 705 MONTGOMERY 15.8% 83 91 576 MOUNT WASHINGTON 8.5% 295 11 130 NAHANT 9.2% 282 234 2,549 NANTUCKET 15.8% 83 1,251 7,931 NATICK 12.4% 181 2,854 23,001 NEEDHAM 13.1% 161 2,730 20,774 NEW ASHFORD 6.2% 340 11 177 NEW BEDFORD 6.3% 336 3,626 57,559 NEW BRAINTREE 10.6% 244 75 706 NEWBURY 15.9% 79 809 5,088 NEWBURYPORT 13.0% 165 1,699 13,053 NEW MARLBOROUGH 13.0% 165 147 1,134 NEW SALEM 14.5% 121 112 775 NEWTON 8.1% 304 4,541 55,915 NORFOLK 19.5% 24 1,251 6,400 NORTH ADAMS 7.1% 329 640 9,071 NORTHAMPTON 4.6% 347 895 19,575 NORTH ANDOVER 16.7% 58 3,021 18,098 NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH 17.2% 47 3,203 18,668 NORTHBOROUGH 15.6% 89 1,575 10,079 NORTHBRIDGE 17.7% 42 1,835 10,396 NORTH BROOKFIELD 14.4% 122 474 3,303 NORTHFIELD 10.8% 238 229 2,129 NORTH READING 16.2% 73 1,685 10,416 NORTON 14.0% 137 1,619 11,569 NORWELL 19.6% 22 1,447 7,398 NORWOOD 10.3% 252 2,061 20,093 OAK BLUFFS 10.1% 260 341 3,365 OAKHAM 13.2% 159 175 1,330 ORANGE 12.7% 176 625 4,911 ORLEANS 22.0% 9 1,193 5,425 OTIS 14.2% 130 156 1,096 OXFORD 11.9% 195 1,049 8,815 PALMER 12.4% 181 1,004 8,082 PAXTON 14.2% 130 448 3,166 PEABODY 9.0% 288 3,090 34,513 PELHAM 5.0% 345 58 1,168 PEMBROKE 14.6% 117 1,773 12,166 PEPPERELL 18.0% 39 1,478 8,192 PERU 10.9% 235 65 595 PETERSHAM 14.6% 117 140 956 PHILLIPSTON 11.3% 222 134 1,181 PITTSFIELD 9.7% 270 2,805 28,988 PLAINFIELD 8.1% 304 37 457 PLAINVILLE 14.9% 105 833 5,576 PLYMOUTH 14.3% 127 5,411 37,728 PLYMPTON 14.3% 127 291 2,038 PRINCETON 16.9% 52 468 2,770 PROVINCETOWN 3.3% 351 94 2,863 QUINCY 10.1% 260 6,404 63,228 RANDOLPH 6.3% 336 1,210 19,302 RAYNHAM 13.8% 143 1,287 9,305 READING 16.1% 75 2,711 16,861 REHOBOTH 16.6% 62 1,404 8,473 REVERE 7.3% 324 1,801 24,541 RICHMOND 11.0% 229 131 1,194 ROCHESTER 17.8% 41 702 3,949 ROCKLAND 10.8% 238 1,292 11,997 ROCKPORT 10.7% 242 605 5,630 ROWE 13.1% 161 39 298 ROWLEY 15.9% 79 678 4,264 ROYALSTON 12.8% 172 111 867 RUSSELL 19.5% 24 198 1,015 RUTLAND 16.5% 65 899 5,452 SALEM 7.8% 312 1,988 25,515 SALISBURY 12.8% 172 776 6,044 SANDISFIELD 11.8% 198 70 591 SANDWICH 19.6% 22 3,008 15,342 SAUGUS 9.7% 270 1,708 17,645 SAVOY 6.3% 336 32 510 SCITUATE 16.8% 55 2,207 13,171 SEEKONK 10.3% 252 1,000 9,664 SHARON 8.1% 304 1,006 12,437 SHEFFIELD 15.5% 91 344 2,217 SHELBURNE 9.9% 264 136 1,379 SHERBORN 19.4% 26 597 3,072 SHIRLEY 12.8% 172 510 3,981 SHREWSBURY 15.8% 83 3,542 22,393 SHUTESBURY 5.9% 342 84 1,426 SOMERSET 8.7% 291 1,175 13,567 SOMERVILLE 4.4% 348 1,889 43,244 SOUTHAMPTON 13.5% 152 549 4,067 SOUTHBOROUGH 18.1% 37 1,226 6,759 SOUTHBRIDGE 9.5% 279 1,149 12,065 SOUTH HADLEY 11.7% 204 1,288 11,037 SOUTHWICK 22.6% 6 1,405 6,226 SPENCER 12.3% 184 959 7,783 SPRINGFIELD 8.8% 289 8,081 91,780 STERLING 17.5% 44 999 5,708 STOCKBRIDGE 11.0% 229 163 1,487 STONEHAM 10.8% 238 1,635 15,128 STOUGHTON 9.1% 284 1,600 17,603 STOW 14.8% 107 704 4,772 STURBRIDGE 17.5% 44 1,127 6,441 SUDBURY 16.8% 55 2,025 12,033 SUNDERLAND 8.6% 292 205 2,379 SUTTON 14.3% 127 967 6,743 SWAMPSCOTT 11.5% 215 1,180 10,282 SWANSEA 9.8% 269 1,146 11,716 TAUNTON 8.3% 303 2,750 32,965 TEMPLETON 12.0% 193 606 5,037 TEWKSBURY 11.6% 212 2,383 20,474 TISBURY 10.3% 252 328 3,185 TOLLAND 23.5% 4 80 340 TOPSFIELD 20.0% 18 869 4,341 TOWNSEND 16.5% 65 1,024 6,213 TRURO 8.0% 308 138 1,716 TYNGSBOROUGH 13.4% 155 1,085 8,101 TYRINGHAM 11.7% 204 35 300 UPTON 16.2% 73 805 4,958 UXBRIDGE 14.8% 107 1,478 9,959 WAKEFIELD 12.1% 191 2,037 16,774 WALES 14.1% 135 181 1,285 WALPOLE 13.8% 143 2,251 16,355 WALTHAM 9.7% 270 3,388 35,100 WARE 11.8% 198 754 6,381 WAREHAM 11.7% 204 1,782 15,285 WARREN 12.9% 169 400 3,095 WARWICK 11.7% 204 63 537 WASHINGTON 7.8% 312 34 434 WATERTOWN 7.9% 309 1,683 21,437 WAYLAND 13.3% 157 1,344 10,095 WEBSTER 10.9% 235 1,258 11,573 WELLESLEY 19.0% 31 3,405 17,937 WELLFLEET 10.8% 238 278 2,577 WENDELL 3.7% 350 25 681 WENHAM 26.2% 2 729 2,782 WESTBOROUGH 17.1% 50 1,953 11,406 WEST BOYLSTON 13.8% 143 681 4,945 WEST BRIDGEWATER 16.7% 58 849 5,079 WEST BROOKFIELD 15.1% 98 392 2,602 WESTFIELD 18.9% 33 4,464 23,577 WESTFORD 14.9% 105 2,276 15,276 WESTHAMPTON 10.3% 252 126 1,223 WESTMINSTER 16.5% 65 906 5,480 WEST NEWBURY 20.9% 13 684 3,268 WESTON 19.4% 26 1,531 7,885 WESTPORT 11.9% 195 1,389 11,711 WEST SPRINGFIELD 14.7% 113 2,486 16,960 WEST STOCKBRIDGE 6.9% 331 73 1,053 WEST TISBURY 7.4% 322 170 2,311 WESTWOOD 16.0% 77 1,643 10,242 WEYMOUTH 10.3% 252 3,523 34,258 WHATELY 13.8% 143 156 1,127 WHITMAN 11.5% 215 1,105 9,648 WILBRAHAM 21.4% 12 2,212 10,328 WILLIAMSBURG 7.5% 318 143 1,912 WILLIAMSTOWN 7.9% 309 364 4,584 WILMINGTON 12.0% 193 1,870 15,550 WINCHENDON 14.1% 135 954 6,777 WINCHESTER 14.8% 107 2,181 14,753 WINDSOR 9.6% 273 63 659 WINTHROP 8.5% 295 941 11,078 WOBURN 10.3% 252 2,594 25,146 WORCESTER 9.1% 284 8,557 94,090 WORTHINGTON 11.1% 227 102 917 WRENTHAM 19.0% 31 1,447 7,611 YARMOUTH 17.7% 42 3,183 18,031

SOURCE: State Elections Division