Lowell leans Republican by roughly 26 points: about 37% of voters vote Democratic and 63% 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 78% of adults in Lowell typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lowell, ~29% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~22% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lowell compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lowell leans more Republican than 40 of 63 neighbors.
Lowell runs about 58 points more Republican than Vermont as a whole. Vermont leans Democratic overall, while Lowell is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Lowell 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 Lowell, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Lowell votes against the grain of Vermont. Vermont leans Democratic overall, while Lowell runs about 58 points more Republican.
Population density, never-married share, and Republican lean
Places that combine low population density and a never-married-heavy adult population tend to lean Republican, as Lowell, VT does.
Why turnout in Lowell looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 94% of households in Lowell own their home, about 11 points above the Vermont average of 83%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Westfield, VT R+29
- Albany, VT R+21
- Eden Mills, VT R+29
- Montgomery Center, VT R+18
- Eden, VT R+29
- Irasburg, VT R+27
- Troy, VT R+35
- Craftsbury Common, VT R+14
- Craftsbury, VT R+13
Cities with Similar Populations
- Laneview, TN R+67
- Lamar, IN R+51
- Delaware Water Gap, PA D+13
- Siloam, GA R+2
- Dennis, OK R+62
- Piedmont, WV R+61
- Rosedale, MI R+31
- Bedford, WY R+67
- Stephen, MN R+55
- Hardin, MO R+63
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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.