Wendell Depot leans Democratic by roughly 20 points: about 60% of voters vote Democratic and 40% Republican.
About 76% of adults in Wendell Depot typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wendell Depot, ~46% vote Democratic, ~30% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wendell Depot compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Wendell Depot leans more Democratic than 64 of 112 neighbors.
Wendell Depot runs about 5 points more Republican than Massachusetts as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Wendell Depot. The north side runs the most Democratic (D+22) and the east side runs the most Republican (R+11), a spread of about 33 points.
Why Wendell Depot 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 Wendell Depot, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 50% of adults in Wendell Depot hold a bachelor's degree, about 21 points above the U.S. average of 28%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 37% of adults in Wendell Depot have never been married, above 90% of cities.
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Wendell Depot, MA does.
Why turnout in Wendell Depot looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Wendell Depot 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 70%, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Wendell Depot have completed high school, above 85% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Wendell, MA D+20
- Erving, MA D+4
- New Salem, MA D+33
- Stoneville, MA D+10
- Orange, MA R+18
- Shutesbury, MA D+50
- Lake Pleasant, MA D+34
- Montague, MA D+40
- South Athol, MA D+6
- North Leverett, MA D+50
Cities with Similar Populations
- Grovania, GA R+54
- Medicine Lake, MT R+59
- Sugar Grove, AR R+72
- Sulphur Springs, IA R+50
- Jacksonville, NJ R+27
- New River, VA R+45
- Bluebank, KY R+59
- Williamsburg, MT R+18
- Scullin, OK R+68
- Pont, PA R+50
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.