Johnson leans slightly Republican by roughly 10 points: about 45% of voters vote Democratic and 55% 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 63% of adults in Johnson typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Johnson, ~28% vote Democratic, ~35% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Johnson compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Johnson leans more Republican than 40 of 77 neighbors.
Johnson runs about 43 points more Republican than Vermont as a whole. Vermont leans Democratic overall, while Johnson is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Johnson 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 Johnson, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Johnson votes against the grain of Vermont. Vermont leans Democratic overall, while Johnson runs about 43 points more Republican.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Johnson, VT sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Johnson looks the way it does
Turnout in Johnson sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Hyde Park, VT R+12
- Belvidere Center, VT R+18
- Waterville, VT R+17
- South Cambridge, VT D+22
- Morrisville, VT D+21
- Eden, VT R+29
- Jeffersonville, VT D+5
- Cleveland Corner, VT D+23
- Eden Mills, VT R+29
- Lake Elmore, VT Even
Cities with Similar Populations
- Millvale, PA D+19
- Waimanalo Beach, HI D+21
- Sedalia, CO R+23
- Eastport, NY R+18
- Heathsville, VA R+15
- Northern Cambria, PA R+47
- Holly Pond, AL R+84
- Braham, MN R+39
- Tremont, IL R+47
- Providence, NC R+42
All Local Stats
Home Services
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.