Lamoille County leans slightly Democratic by roughly 6 points: about 53% of voters vote Democratic and 47% 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 77% of adults in Lamoille County typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lamoille County, ~41% vote Democratic, ~36% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lamoille County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Lamoille County leans more Democratic than 7 of 10 neighbors.
Lamoille County runs about 26 points more Republican than Vermont as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Lamoille County. The southwest side runs the most Democratic (D+35) and the northeast side runs the most Republican (R+24), a spread of about 59 points.
Why Lamoille County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Lamoille County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 45% of adults in Lamoille County hold a bachelor's degree, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Lamoille County, VT sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Lamoille County looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Lamoille County 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%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 94% of adults in Lamoille County have completed high school, above 81% of counties. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Washington County, VT D+19
- Franklin County, VT R+23
- Chittenden County, VT D+35
- Orleans County, VT R+17
- Caledonia County, VT R+9
- Grand Isle County, VT Even
- Orange County, VT Even
- Addison County, VT D+23
- Clinton County, NY R+5
- Essex County, VT R+31
Counties with Similar Populations
- Dickinson County, MI R+25
- Simpson County, MS R+29
- Sunflower County, MS D+35
- Brown County, MN R+37
- Franklin County, KS R+44
- Taylor County, KY R+50
- McNairy County, TN R+71
- Montezuma County, CO R+24
- Charlevoix County, MI R+19
- Elbert County, CO R+46
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.