05483 leans heavily Republican by roughly 40 points: about 30% of voters vote Democratic and 70% 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 82% of adults in 05483 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 05483, ~25% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~18% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 05483 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 05483 leans more Republican than 10 of 12 neighbors.
05483 runs about 73 points more Republican than Vermont as a whole. Vermont leans Democratic overall, while 05483 is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 05483. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+43) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+31), a spread of about 12 points.
Why 05483 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 05483, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In 05483, about 96% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 23 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 24 points below the Vermont average of 41%. 05483 runs against the grain of Vermont, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; 05483, VT sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in 05483 looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. 05483 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 67%, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 88% of households in 05483 own their home, above 82% 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.