South Wolfeboro leans slightly Republican by roughly 14 points: about 43% of voters vote Democratic and 57% 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 87% of adults in South Wolfeboro typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in South Wolfeboro, ~37% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~13% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How South Wolfeboro compares
Among cities within 25 miles, South Wolfeboro leans more Republican than 44 of 100 neighbors.
South Wolfeboro runs about 16 points more Republican than New Hampshire as a whole. New Hampshire is roughly evenly split, and South Wolfeboro sits clearly on the Republican side.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within South Wolfeboro. The southeast side is the most split-leaning (R+23) and the north side is the least split-leaning (Even), a spread of about 23 points.
Why South Wolfeboro 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 South Wolfeboro, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
South Wolfeboro votes against the grain of New Hampshire. New Hampshire is roughly evenly split, while South Wolfeboro runs about 16 points more Republican.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; South Wolfeboro, NH sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in South Wolfeboro looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 99% of adults in South Wolfeboro have completed high school, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 90%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- East Alton, NH R+21
- Wolfeboro Falls, NH Even
- Wolfeboro, NH D+3
- Wolfeboro Center, NH D+2
- Sanbornville, NH R+17
- Wakefield, NH R+17
- Alton Bay, NH R+17
- New Durham, NH R+25
- Union, NH R+28
- Alton, NH R+22
Cities with Similar Populations
- Lothair, GA R+37
- Collierstown, VA R+32
- Liberty Center, IN R+70
- Caton, NY R+40
- Kunkle, PA R+27
- Dunmor, KY R+65
- Teresita, OK R+50
- Fernwood, ID R+67
- Kilgore, SC R+69
- Pine, TX R+58
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.