East Putney leans heavily Democratic by roughly 38 points: about 69% of voters vote Democratic and 31% 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 45% of adults in East Putney typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in East Putney, ~31% vote Democratic, ~14% Republican, and ~55% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How East Putney compares
Among cities within 25 miles, East Putney leans more Democratic than 86 of 93 neighbors.
East Putney runs about 5 points more Democratic than Vermont as a whole.
Why East Putney 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 Putney, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 40% of adults in East Putney hold a bachelor's degree, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 28%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 53% of adults in East Putney have never been married, above 98% of cities.
Never-married share and voter turnout
Places with a never-married-heavy adult population tend to turn out at a lower rate; East Putney, VT sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in East Putney looks the way it does
Areas with low high-school completion turn out at lower rates. About 98% of adults in East Putney have completed high school, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 90%. Strong routine healthcare access lines up with higher turnout, and East Putney sits in the top quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Putney, VT D+39
- Westmoreland, NH D+6
- West Chesterfield, NH D+5
- Spofford, NH D+7
- Westminster, VT D+22
- Chesterfield, NH D+3
- Walpole, NH R+12
- Surry, NH R+16
- Newfane, VT D+27
Cities with Similar Populations
- Lawton, ND R+41
- Murphy City, MN D+5
- Muldrow, MS R+3
- Pinnacles, CA R+41
- Savery, WY R+73
- Gravesville, WI R+52
- Overton, NV R+60
- Ury, WV R+70
- Kirkland Junction, AZ R+54
- Ottumwa, KS R+61
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.