Wilbraham is a true toss-up. About 50% of voters here vote Democratic and 50% Republican.
About 95% of adults in Wilbraham typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wilbraham, ~47% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~5% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wilbraham compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Wilbraham sits roughly in the middle of the political spectrum, with 37 neighbors leaning further in the place's direction and 40 leaning the other way.
Wilbraham runs about 26 points more Republican than Massachusetts as a whole. Massachusetts leans Democratic overall, while Wilbraham sits closer to the political middle.
Why Wilbraham 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 Wilbraham, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Wilbraham votes against the grain of Massachusetts. Massachusetts leans Democratic overall, while Wilbraham runs about 26 points more Republican.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Wilbraham, MA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Wilbraham looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Wilbraham 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 78%, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Wilbraham have completed high school, above 84% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Ludlow, MA R+10
- Indian Orchard, MA D+25
- Hampden, MA R+12
- East Longmeadow, MA Even
- Ludlow Center, MA R+16
- Springfield, MA D+14
- Tennyville, MA R+16
- Palmer Town, MA R+11
- Monson, MA R+16
- Palmer, MA R+13
Cities with Similar Populations
- Woodward, OK R+58
- Summerfield, MD D+85
- Glenshaw, PA Even
- Worthington, MN R+13
- Boonton, NJ R+4
- Princeton Meadows, NJ D+37
- McPherson, KS R+36
- Los Osos, CA D+21
- Heath, OH R+40
- Winnemucca, NV R+54
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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.