East Calais leans Democratic by roughly 18 points: about 59% of voters vote Democratic and 41% 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 96% of adults in East Calais typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in East Calais, ~57% vote Democratic, ~39% Republican, and ~4% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How East Calais compares
Among cities within 25 miles, East Calais leans more Democratic than 63 of 85 neighbors.
East Calais runs about 15 points more Republican than Vermont as a whole.
Why East Calais 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 East Calais, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 52% of adults in East Calais hold a bachelor's degree, about 23 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; East Calais, VT sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in East Calais looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. East Calais 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%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 91% of households in East Calais own their home, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Calais, VT D+25
- Adamant, VT D+23
- Woodbury, VT D+11
- Marshfield, VT D+12
- Lower Cabot, VT D+18
- Cabot, VT D+17
- Worcester, VT D+26
- Plainfield, VT D+24
- East Montpelier, VT D+23
- East Cabot, VT D+18
Cities with Similar Populations
- LaMoure, ND R+54
- Butlerville, IN R+65
- Laconia, TN R+43
- Saline, LA R+39
- Whitehorse, NM D+24
- Hartsgrove, OH R+56
- Stafford, KS R+60
- Newellton, LA R+42
- Good Hope, OH R+62
- Mill Creek, IN R+45
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.