Maquam leans heavily Republican by roughly 32 points: about 34% of voters vote Democratic and 66% 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 79% of adults in Maquam typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Maquam, ~27% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~21% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Maquam compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Maquam leans more Republican than 41 of 53 neighbors.
Maquam runs about 64 points more Republican than Vermont as a whole. Vermont leans Democratic overall, while Maquam is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Maquam 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 Maquam, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Maquam votes against the grain of Vermont. Vermont leans Democratic overall, while Maquam runs about 64 points more Republican.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Maquam, VT sits above the national average 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 Maquam looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Maquam 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 65%, above 69% of cities. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Maquam have completed high school, above 91% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- West Swanton, VT R+31
- Swanton, VT R+28
- Highgate Springs, VT R+40
- Highgate Falls, VT R+31
- Alburg Center, VT R+22
- South Alburg, VT R+15
- East Alburg, VT R+20
- Alburg, VT R+21
- Highgate Center, VT R+33
- St. Albans Bay, VT R+27
Cities with Similar Populations
- Troy, IA R+60
- Macedonia, IA R+50
- Randolph, NH R+10
- Kellog, CA D+25
- Tanner, KY R+66
- Lawn, PA R+38
- Teboville, NY R+23
- Ursula, AR R+69
- Sweet, ID R+63
- Memphis, NE R+53
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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.