Wedgemere Historic District is a Democratic stronghold. About 76% of voters here vote Democratic and 24% Republican.
About 91% of adults in Wedgemere Historic District typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wedgemere Historic District, ~69% vote Democratic, ~22% Republican, and ~9% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wedgemere Historic District compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Wedgemere Historic District leans more Democratic than 3 of 17 neighbors.
Wedgemere Historic District runs about 27 points more Democratic than Massachusetts as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Wedgemere Historic District. The northeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+63) and the southeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+39), a spread of about 25 points.
Why Wedgemere Historic District leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Wedgemere Historic District, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 79% of adults in Wedgemere Historic District hold a bachelor's degree, about 51 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Park access and Democratic lean
Places with heavy park coverage tend to lean Democratic; Wedgemere Historic District, Winchester, MA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Wedgemere Historic District looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Wedgemere Historic District 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 79%, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Arlington Heights, Arlington, MA D+63
- Arlington Center, Arlington, MA D+71
- West Somerville, Somerville, MA D+63
- Nobility Hill Historic District, Stoneham, MA D+27
- Tufts, Somerville, MA D+71
- North Cambridge, Cambridge, MA D+71
- Ball Square, Somerville, MA D+70
- Avon Hill, Cambridge, MA D+79
- Neighborhood Nine, Cambridge, MA D+78
- Waverley Square, Belmont, MA D+62
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Oak Park, Des Moines, IA D+27
- Church Hill, Richmond, VA D+74
- Holden-Parramore, Orlando, FL D+71
- Sunset Hills, Pittsburgh, PA D+34
- Saint Joseph, Louisville, KY D+51
- Washington Park Historic District, North Plainfield, NJ D+25
- Fairfield, Erie, PA R+4
- Glen Elder, Sacramento, CA D+26
- Waterway Village, Kissimmee, FL D+6
- Miramar, Jacksonville, FL R+12
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.