East Ryegate leans slightly Republican by roughly 12 points: about 44% of voters vote Democratic and 56% 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 82% of adults in East Ryegate typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in East Ryegate, ~36% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~18% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How East Ryegate compares
Among cities within 25 miles, East Ryegate leans more Republican than 61 of 90 neighbors.
East Ryegate runs about 45 points more Republican than Vermont as a whole. Vermont leans Democratic overall, while East Ryegate is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why East Ryegate 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 Ryegate, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
East Ryegate votes against the grain of Vermont. Vermont leans Democratic overall, while East Ryegate runs about 45 points more Republican.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; East Ryegate, 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 East Ryegate looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. East Ryegate 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 66%, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in East Ryegate have completed high school, above 90% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- South Ryegate, VT R+11
- Mc Indoe Falls, VT R+4
- Wells River, VT Even
- Monroe, NH R+20
- Woodsville, NH R+17
- Bath, NH R+20
- Groton, VT R+3
- Barnet, VT R+6
Cities with Similar Populations
- Sechlerville, WI R+36
- Shady Grove, IL R+65
- Center, KY R+69
- Greencastle, MO R+69
- Bronaugh, MO R+70
- Penrose, IL R+38
- New Brunswick, IN R+55
- Bengal, IN R+58
- Towne Oaks, IL R+38
- Woodburn, IA R+51
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.