North Bennington, VT Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in North Bennington

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

North Bennington leans heavily Democratic by roughly 32 points: about 66% of voters vote Democratic and 34% 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 76% of adults in North Bennington typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in North Bennington, ~50% vote Democratic, ~26% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How North Bennington compares

Among cities within 25 miles, North Bennington leans more Democratic than 87 of 91 neighbors.

Politically, North Bennington sits close to the rest of Vermont.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within North Bennington. The east side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+45) and the northeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+4), a spread of about 42 points.

Why North Bennington 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 North Bennington, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 40% of adults in North Bennington 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 31% of adults in North Bennington have never been married, above 77% of cities.

Walkability and Democratic lean

Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; North Bennington, VT sits in the top tenth 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 North Bennington looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. North Bennington 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 70%, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in North Bennington have completed high school, above 87% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.