Marshfield leans slightly Democratic by roughly 12 points: about 56% of voters vote Democratic and 44% 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 Marshfield typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Marshfield, ~43% vote Democratic, ~34% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Marshfield compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Marshfield leans more Democratic than 65 of 91 neighbors.
Marshfield runs about 20 points more Republican than Vermont as a whole.
Why Marshfield 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 Marshfield, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 40% of adults in Marshfield hold a bachelor's degree, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 28%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 33% of adults in Marshfield have never been married, above 83% of cities.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Marshfield, VT sits above the national average on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Marshfield looks the way it does
Turnout in Marshfield 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
- Lower Cabot, VT D+18
- East Calais, VT D+18
- Cabot, VT D+17
- Plainfield, VT D+24
- East Cabot, VT D+18
- Adamant, VT D+23
- Woodbury, VT D+11
- East Montpelier, VT D+23
- Calais, VT D+25
- Peacham, VT D+7
Cities with Similar Populations
- Golden, TX R+76
- Rock Springs, WI R+33
- Genola, MN R+77
- Morganza, LA R+19
- Luana, IA R+36
- Walling, TN R+73
- Madisonville, MS R+45
- Ulm, MT R+61
- Folkstone, NC R+43
- Thurman, OH R+64
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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.