Wellsville leans heavily Republican by roughly 44 points: about 28% of voters vote Democratic and 72% Republican.
About 78% of adults in Wellsville typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wellsville, ~22% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~22% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wellsville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Wellsville leans more Republican than 57 of 85 neighbors.
Wellsville runs about 42 points more Republican than Michigan as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Wellsville. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+49) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+35), a spread of about 14 points.
Why Wellsville 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 Wellsville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 90% of residents in Wellsville drive to work alone, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in Wellsville are family households, above 78% of cities.
High-school completion, uninsured rate, and voter turnout
Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a low uninsured rate tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Wellsville, MI does.
Why turnout in Wellsville looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Wellsville 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 69%, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Blissfield, MI R+37
- Ogden Center, MI R+49
- Riga, MI R+46
- Palmyra, MI R+40
- Metamora, OH R+47
- Jasper, MI R+49
- Berkey, OH R+36
- Deerfield, MI R+44
- Fairfield, MI R+29
- Richfield Center, OH R+33
Cities with Similar Populations
- Haralson, GA R+52
- Handy, GA R+64
- Nineveh Junction, NY R+39
- Stillwell, OH R+69
- Lakeland Shores, MN R+2
- Coxville, TN R+63
- Hambleton, WV R+50
- Plymouth, VT D+22
- La Paloma, TX R+4
- Montpelier, IA R+28
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Michigan Department 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.