Bennington leans Democratic by roughly 18 points: about 59% of voters vote Democratic and 41% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Bennington typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Bennington, ~37% vote Democratic, ~26% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Bennington compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Bennington leans more Democratic than 10 of 15 neighbors.
Politically, Bennington sits close to the rest of Washington.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Bennington. The northeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+28) and the west side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+10), a spread of about 18 points.
Why Bennington leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Bennington, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Bennington live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Bennington, Vancouver, WA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Bennington looks the way it does
Turnout in Bennington 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.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Fishers Landing East, Vancouver, WA D+26
- Fisher-Mill Plain-Fisher's Village, Vancouver, WA D+3
- Cascade Highlands, Vancouver, WA D+15
- Countryside Woods, Vancouver, WA D+13
- Mountain View, Vancouver, WA D+18
- Fircrest, Vancouver, WA D+21
- Burnt Bridge Creek, Vancouver, WA Even
- Landover-Sharmel, Vancouver, WA D+22
- Image, Vancouver, WA D+4
- Ellsworth Springs, Vancouver, WA D+25
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Atlanta-Inman Park, Atlanta, GA D+56
- Bartolo Square North, Oxnard, CA D+39
- Evergreen, Everett, WA D+7
- McKnight, Springfield, MA D+55
- Camp Curtin, Harrisburg, PA D+73
- Arlington Park, Sarasota, FL Even
- West Gate, Columbus, OH D+27
- Hudson Avenue Historic District, Newark, OH R+24
- The Ws, The Colony, TX R+9
- Golden Gate, Emeryville, CA D+81
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Washington Secretary of State, Elections, 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. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.