Wells is a true toss-up. About 48% of voters here vote Democratic and 52% Republican. These figures are model estimates: Maine 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 89% of adults in Wells typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wells, ~43% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~11% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wells compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Wells leans more Republican than 31 of 66 neighbors.
Wells runs about 11 points more Republican than Maine as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Wells. The south side runs the most Democratic (D+15) and the southwest side runs the most Republican (R+22), a spread of about 36 points.
Why Wells leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Wells. None of them point strongly toward either party.
Food insecurity and voter turnout
Places with low food insecurity tend to turn out at a higher rate; Wells, ME sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Food insecurity does not directly drive turnout; it reflects economic hardship, which lines up with lower voting.
Why turnout in Wells looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Wells 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%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Wells have completed high school, above 83% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Highpine, ME R+17
- Moody, ME D+3
- Ogunquit, ME D+28
- Wells Branch, ME R+4
- Kennebunk, ME D+19
- West Kennebunk, ME R+3
- North Berwick, ME R+19
- South Sanford, ME R+18
- Kennebunkport, ME D+6
- Cape Neddick, ME D+7
Cities with Similar Populations
- Aspen, CO D+50
- Charles City, IA R+20
- Sinton, TX R+15
- Crosswicks, NJ D+15
- Lyons, GA R+45
- Belle Plaine, MN R+29
- Knox, IN R+46
- Stilwell, OK R+46
- Piney Flats, TN R+55
- Newport, AR R+38
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Maine Secretary of State, Bureau of Corporations Elections and Commissions, 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. ME 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.