West Wareham leans slightly Republican by roughly 8 points: about 46% of voters vote Democratic and 54% Republican.
About 72% of adults in West Wareham typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in West Wareham, ~33% vote Democratic, ~39% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How West Wareham compares
Among cities within 25 miles, West Wareham leans more Republican than 73 of 101 neighbors.
West Wareham runs about 33 points more Republican than Massachusetts as a whole. Massachusetts leans Democratic overall, while West Wareham is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within West Wareham. The southwest side runs the most Democratic (D+5) and the northwest side runs the most Republican (R+15), a spread of about 20 points.
Why West Wareham 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 Wareham, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
West Wareham votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 35%, well below the Massachusetts average of 50%). Here an older population outweighs the Democratic lean that density usually predicts. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in West Wareham are family households, above 76% of cities. West Wareham runs against the grain of Massachusetts, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; West Wareham, MA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in West Wareham looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. West Wareham 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 68%, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Wareham, MA R+10
- Wareham Center, MA Even
- Tihonet, MA R+14
- South Middleboro, MA R+19
- Rochester, MA R+8
- Marion, MA D+14
- Onset, MA D+8
- East Wareham, MA R+4
- South Carver, MA R+5
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- Springfield, LA R+67
- Hebron, MD R+23
- Carolina Shores, NC R+34
- Prague, OK R+64
- Waterloo, WI R+18
- Florence, TX R+47
- Kettle Falls, WA R+39
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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.