Wareham leans slightly Republican by roughly 10 points: about 45% of voters vote Democratic and 55% Republican.
About 72% of adults in Wareham typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wareham, ~33% vote Democratic, ~40% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wareham compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Wareham leans more Republican than 75 of 100 neighbors.
Wareham runs about 35 points more Republican than Massachusetts as a whole. Massachusetts leans Democratic overall, while Wareham is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Wareham. The southeast side runs the most Democratic (Even) and the west side runs the most Republican (R+13), a spread of about 14 points.
Why Wareham 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 Wareham, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 89% of residents in Wareham drive to work alone, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Wareham runs against the grain of Massachusetts, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Wareham, MA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Wareham looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Wareham 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 67%, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Wareham Center, MA Even
- West Wareham, MA R+9
- Onset, MA D+8
- Tihonet, MA R+14
- East Wareham, MA R+4
- Marion, MA D+14
- White Island Shores, MA R+4
- Rochester, MA R+8
- South Middleboro, MA R+19
Cities with Similar Populations
- Jekyll Island, GA R+36
- Scranton, IA R+55
- Waukena, CA R+48
- Mayport, PA R+68
- Rocky Branch, LA R+88
- Oakland, MO R+70
- Unalakleet, AK D+33
- Walton, KS R+45
- Campbellsport, OH R+34
- Emit, GA R+41
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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.