Waban is a Democratic stronghold. About 78% of voters here vote Democratic and 22% Republican.
About 95% of adults in Waban typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Waban, ~74% vote Democratic, ~21% Republican, and ~5% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Waban compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Waban leans more Democratic than 143 of 162 neighbors.
Waban runs about 32 points more Democratic than Massachusetts as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Waban. The southeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+70) and the southwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+50), a spread of about 20 points.
Why Waban 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 Waban, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 89% of adults in Waban hold a bachelor's degree, about 61 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Dense areas vote Democratic, and Waban sits in the top fifth on density (about 99%, in the top fraction of cities).
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Waban, MA sits in the top tenth 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 Waban looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Waban 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 83%, about 23 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 90% of households in Waban own their home, compared to around 74% in nearby cities. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Waban have completed high school, above 94% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Newton Upper Falls, MA D+59
- Newton Highlands, MA D+62
- Newton Lower Falls, MA D+54
- Auburndale, MA D+59
- Newton Center, MA D+60
- Newton, MA D+58
- Newtonville, MA D+63
- Needham, MA D+46
- Wellesley, MA D+50
- Chestnut Hill, MA D+60
Cities with Similar Populations
- Leadville, CO D+27
- Beulaville, NC R+42
- Oceanport, NJ R+22
- Warm Mineral Springs, FL R+26
- Wyandanch, NY D+50
- Cohutta, GA R+67
- Arcanum, OH R+63
- Wahoo, NE R+38
- Greenwood, DE R+43
- Spring Arbor, MI R+23
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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.