05845 leans Republican by roughly 26 points: about 37% of voters vote Democratic and 63% 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 73% of adults in 05845 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 05845, ~27% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 05845 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 05845 leans more Republican than 10 of 19 neighbors.
05845 runs about 59 points more Republican than Vermont as a whole. Vermont leans Democratic overall, while 05845 is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why 05845 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 05845, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
05845 votes against the grain of Vermont. Vermont leans Democratic overall, while 05845 runs about 59 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 82% of households in 05845 are family households, above 95% of zip codes.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; 05845, VT sits below the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in 05845 looks the way it does
Turnout in 05845 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.