05753 leans heavily Democratic by roughly 44 points: about 72% of voters vote Democratic and 28% 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 05753 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 05753, ~49% vote Democratic, ~19% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 05753 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 05753 is the most Democratic-leaning.
05753 runs about 11 points more Democratic than Vermont as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 05753. The north side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+46) and the west side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+16), a spread of about 30 points.
Why 05753 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 05753, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 61% of adults in 05753 hold a bachelor's degree, about 32 points above the U.S. average of 28%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 44% of adults in 05753 have never been married, above 92% of zip codes.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; 05753, VT sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in 05753 looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. 05753 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 71%, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in 05753 have completed high school, 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.