Mount Holly leans slightly Republican by roughly 6 points: about 47% of voters vote Democratic and 53% 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 83% of adults in Mount Holly typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mount Holly, ~39% vote Democratic, ~44% Republican, and ~17% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mount Holly compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Mount Holly leans more Republican than 59 of 88 neighbors.
Mount Holly runs about 38 points more Republican than Vermont as a whole. Vermont leans Democratic overall, while Mount Holly is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Mount Holly. The east side runs the most Democratic (D+17) and the west side runs the most Republican (R+10), a spread of about 27 points.
Why Mount Holly 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 Mount Holly, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Mount Holly votes against the grain of Vermont. Vermont leans Democratic overall, while Mount Holly runs about 38 points more Republican.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Mount Holly, 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 Mount Holly looks the way it does
Turnout in Mount Holly 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
- Belmont, VT R+6
- Hortonville, VT R+4
- Ludlow, VT D+32
- Plymouth, VT D+22
- East Wallingford, VT R+17
- Shrewsbury, VT D+5
- Tarbellville, VT R+2
- Plymouth Union, VT D+22
- Smithville, VT D+22
- Cuttingsville, VT D+5
Cities with Similar Populations
- Wood Lake, MN R+56
- Taylorsville, TX R+50
- Neversink, NY R+26
- Sampson, MO R+70
- St. Agatha, ME R+39
- Cardwell, MO R+65
- Five Forks, VA R+51
- New Winchester, IN R+57
- North Warren, PA R+42
- Swift, TX R+66
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.