Graniteville leans Republican by roughly 20 points: about 40% of voters vote Democratic and 60% 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 72% of adults in Graniteville typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Graniteville, ~29% vote Democratic, ~43% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Graniteville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Graniteville leans more Republican than 82 of 85 neighbors.
Graniteville runs about 52 points more Republican than Vermont as a whole. Vermont leans Democratic overall, while Graniteville is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Graniteville. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+41) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+3), a spread of about 38 points.
Why Graniteville 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 Graniteville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Graniteville votes against the grain of Vermont. Vermont leans Democratic overall, while Graniteville runs about 52 points more Republican.
High-school completion, uninsured rate, and voter turnout
Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a low uninsured rate tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Graniteville, VT does.
Why turnout in Graniteville looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Graniteville 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 69%, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Websterville, VT R+6
- East Barre, VT R+19
- Williamstown, VT R+40
- Washington, VT R+25
- Barre, VT D+3
- South Northfield, VT D+6
- North Montpelier, VT D+27
- West Topsham, VT R+17
- Brookfield, VT D+14
- Northfield, VT D+2
Cities with Similar Populations
- Calverton Park, MO D+53
- Morrill, ME R+15
- Redby, MN D+77
- Altus, AR R+60
- Boon, MI R+34
- Greenwood, VA R+13
- Bonanza, OR R+55
- Lee Pope, GA R+37
- West Columbia, WV R+62
- Boston Heights, OH R+8
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.