05777 leans Republican by roughly 20 points: about 40% of voters vote Democratic and 60% 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 77% of adults in 05777 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 05777, ~31% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 05777 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 05777 leans more Republican than 13 of 18 neighbors.
05777 runs about 53 points more Republican than Vermont as a whole. Vermont leans Democratic overall, while 05777 is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 05777. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+28) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+16), a spread of about 12 points.
Why 05777 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 05777, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
05777 votes against the grain of Vermont. Vermont leans Democratic overall, while 05777 runs about 53 points more Republican.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; 05777, VT sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in 05777 looks the way it does
Turnout in 05777 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.