05079 is a true toss-up. About 51% of voters here vote Democratic and 49% Republican. These figures are model estimates: Vermont did not have precinct-level voting records available for training, so the numbers above come from demographic and health features rather than local ground truth.
About 69% of adults in 05079 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 05079, ~35% vote Democratic, ~34% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 05079 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 05079 sits roughly in the middle of the political spectrum, with 9 neighbors leaning further in the place's direction and 18 leaning the other way.
05079 runs about 31 points more Republican than Vermont as a whole.
Why 05079 leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in 05079. None of them point strongly toward either party.
High-school completion, uninsured rate, and voter turnout
Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a low uninsured rate tend to turn out at a higher rate, as 05079, VT does.
Why turnout in 05079 looks the way it does
Turnout in 05079 sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Vermont Secretary of State, Elections Division, 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. VT did not have precinct-level voting records available for training, so the figures here come from extrapolation across demographic, health, and land-use features rather than local ground truth. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.