Wheelwright leans slightly Republican by roughly 12 points: about 44% of voters vote Democratic and 56% Republican.
About 73% of adults in Wheelwright typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wheelwright, ~32% vote Democratic, ~41% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wheelwright compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Wheelwright leans more Republican than 91 of 118 neighbors.
Wheelwright runs about 37 points more Republican than Massachusetts as a whole. Massachusetts leans Democratic overall, while Wheelwright is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Wheelwright 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 Wheelwright, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Wheelwright live in densely developed areas, about 45 points below the Massachusetts average of 50%. Wheelwright runs against the grain of Massachusetts, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Wheelwright, MA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Wheelwright looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Wheelwright 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%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Wheelwright have completed high school, above 86% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Barre Plains, MA R+10
- New Braintree, MA R+13
- South Barre, MA R+12
- Hardwick, MA R+12
- Barre, MA R+5
- Gilbertville, MA R+11
- Oakham, MA R+6
- North Brookfield, MA R+12
- West Brookfield, MA R+6
- Petersham, MA D+15
Cities with Similar Populations
- Lynn, WI R+41
- Horn Brook, PA R+59
- Upper Lisle, NY R+40
- Blue Diamond, NV R+19
- Tovey, IL R+57
- Ross, MN R+54
- Southport, ME D+31
- La Union, NM R+5
- Charleston, UT R+45
- Mayton, MS R+75
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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.