East Monkton leans slightly Democratic by roughly 12 points: about 56% of voters vote Democratic and 44% 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 91% of adults in East Monkton typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in East Monkton, ~51% vote Democratic, ~40% Republican, and ~9% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How East Monkton compares
Among cities within 25 miles, East Monkton leans more Democratic than 30 of 77 neighbors.
East Monkton runs about 21 points more Republican than Vermont as a whole.
Why East Monkton 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 Monkton, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 50% of adults in East Monkton hold a bachelor's degree, about 22 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 Monkton, VT sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in East Monkton looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. East Monkton 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 70%, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 97% of households in East Monkton own their home, about 22 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in East Monkton have completed high school, above 93% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Monkton Boro, VT D+12
- Starksboro, VT D+9
- Bristol, VT D+20
- North Ferrisburgh, VT D+23
- Prindle Corner, VT D+31
- Ferrisburg, VT D+24
- New Haven, VT D+13
- Hinesburg, VT D+20
- Lincoln, VT D+25
Cities with Similar Populations
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- Perry, IL R+59
- Canaan, IN R+60
- Knox City, MO R+71
- Central City, AR R+67
- Corwin, OH R+59
- St. Lawrence, WI R+42
- Carlsborg, WA Even
- Cutler, IL R+50
- Wilderville, OR R+34
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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.