Cambridge leans slightly Republican by roughly 6 points: about 47% of voters vote Democratic and 53% 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 83% of adults in Cambridge typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cambridge, ~39% vote Democratic, ~44% Republican, and ~17% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Cambridge compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Cambridge leans more Republican than 32 of 71 neighbors.
Cambridge runs about 38 points more Republican than Vermont as a whole. Vermont leans Democratic overall, while Cambridge is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Cambridge. The east side runs the most Democratic (D+4) and the northeast side runs the most Republican (R+18), a spread of about 22 points.
Why Cambridge leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Cambridge, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Cambridge votes against the grain of Vermont. Vermont leans Democratic overall, while Cambridge runs about 38 points more Republican.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Cambridge, VT sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Cambridge looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Cambridge 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 72%, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Cambridge have completed high school, above 90% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Fletcher, VT R+18
- Jeffersonville, VT D+5
- Fairfax, VT R+17
- Westford, VT D+4
- East Fairfield, VT R+22
- Underhill, VT D+11
- Sanderson Corner, VT R+17
- Essex Junction, VT D+10
- Waterville, VT R+17
- Stevensville, VT D+15
Cities with Similar Populations
- Orchard Grass Hills, KY R+15
- Cashiers, NC R+15
- Withee, WI R+45
- Hancock, ME D+5
- Tomkins Cove, NY R+16
- Brantley, AL R+57
- Glendale, OR R+36
- Lecompte, LA R+24
- Porter, OK R+55
- Newborn, GA R+63
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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.