Wellsboro leans heavily Republican by roughly 44 points: about 28% of voters vote Democratic and 72% Republican.
About 73% of adults in Wellsboro typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wellsboro, ~20% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wellsboro compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Wellsboro leans more Republican than 49 of 73 neighbors.
Wellsboro runs about 26 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Why Wellsboro 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 Wellsboro, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 89% of residents in Wellsboro drive to work alone, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Renting and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Wellsboro, IN sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Wellsboro looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 97% of households in Wellsboro own their home, about 15 points above the Indiana average of 82%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Wellsboro have completed high school, above 84% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Union Mills, IN R+44
- Kingsbury, IN R+41
- Kingsford Heights, IN R+22
- Tracy, IN R+44
- Monroe Manor, IN R+11
- Hanna, IN R+45
- Westville, IN R+22
- Pinola, IN R+29
- Wanatah, IN R+42
- Thomaston, IN R+45
Cities with Similar Populations
- Randolph, IL R+34
- West Palmyra, ME R+35
- Sattre, IA R+28
- East Bennington, NY R+52
- Dowdville, MS R+46
- Canjilon, NM R+7
- Clam River, MI R+17
- Gum Sulphur, KY R+71
- Battiest, OK R+83
- Red Bush, IN R+46
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Indiana Secretary of State, 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.