05356 leans Democratic by roughly 28 points: about 64% of voters vote Democratic and 36% 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 89% of adults in 05356 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 05356, ~57% vote Democratic, ~32% Republican, and ~11% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 05356 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 05356 leans more Democratic than 11 of 17 neighbors.
05356 runs about 4 points more Republican than Vermont as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 05356. The northwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+40) and the southeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+22), a spread of about 18 points.
Why 05356 leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per zip code to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for 05356, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 49% of adults in 05356 hold a bachelor's degree, about 21 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Park access and Democratic lean
Places with heavy park coverage tend to lean Democratic; 05356, VT sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in 05356 looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. 05356 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 65%, above 64% of zip codes. 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.