West Pelham is a Democratic stronghold. About 79% of voters here vote Democratic and 21% Republican.
About 73% of adults in West Pelham typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in West Pelham, ~58% vote Democratic, ~15% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How West Pelham compares
Among cities within 25 miles, West Pelham leans more Democratic than 111 of 117 neighbors.
West Pelham runs about 33 points more Democratic than Massachusetts as a whole.
Why West Pelham 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 West Pelham, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 65% of adults in West Pelham hold a bachelor's degree, about 36 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
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 West Pelham, MA does.
Why turnout in West Pelham looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. West Pelham 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 73%, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 99% of adults in West Pelham have completed high school, above 97% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Pelham, MA D+56
- Amherst, MA D+72
- Amherst Center, MA D+72
- Shutesbury, MA D+50
- Factory Hollow, MA D+54
- Leverett, MA D+54
- South Amherst, MA D+76
- Hadley, MA D+52
- Sunderland, MA D+48
- North Leverett, MA D+50
Cities with Similar Populations
- Perma, MT R+46
- Perrine, FL Even
- Montpelier Station, VA R+23
- Corton, WV R+63
- Costello, PA R+64
- Bodcaw, AR R+62
- Biscay, MN R+53
- Sweeton Hill, TN R+66
- Webster, IL R+62
- Newark, GA R+49
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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.