Waterville Valley leans Democratic by roughly 26 points: about 63% of voters vote Democratic and 37% 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 88% of adults in Waterville Valley typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Waterville Valley, ~55% vote Democratic, ~33% Republican, and ~12% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Waterville Valley compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Waterville Valley leans more Democratic than 61 of 64 neighbors.
Waterville Valley runs about 23 points more Democratic than New Hampshire as a whole.
Why Waterville Valley 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 Waterville Valley, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 51% of adults in Waterville Valley hold a bachelor's degree, about 22 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Waterville Valley, NH sits in the top quarter 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 Waterville Valley looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 97% of adults in Waterville Valley have completed high school, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 90%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- West Thornton, NH D+11
- Passaconaway, NH D+18
- Campton Lower Village, NH D+15
- Woodstock, NH Even
- Thornton, NH D+3
- Whiteface, NH D+12
- North Sandwich, NH D+32
- Lincoln, NH D+25
- Campton, NH D+12
Cities with Similar Populations
- Quinn, AR R+57
- Maxim, GA R+64
- Abercrombie, ND R+43
- Vance, MO R+71
- Ocotillo, CA R+43
- Burchfield, AL R+83
- Blackwood, AL R+70
- Hannastown, PA R+41
- Maiden, MT R+60
- Blissfield, OH R+64
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.