North Hero 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 79% of adults in North Hero typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in North Hero, ~37% vote Democratic, ~42% Republican, and ~21% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How North Hero compares
Among cities within 25 miles, North Hero leans more Republican than 12 of 67 neighbors.
North Hero runs about 39 points more Republican than Vermont as a whole. Vermont leans Democratic overall, while North Hero is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why North Hero 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 Hero, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
North Hero votes against the grain of Vermont. Vermont leans Democratic overall, while North Hero runs about 39 points more Republican.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; North Hero, VT sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in North Hero looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. North Hero 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 69%, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 96% of households in North Hero own their home, about 21 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in North Hero have completed high school, above 93% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- South Alburg, VT R+15
- Isle La Motte, VT R+19
- St. Albans Bay, VT R+27
- Chazy Landing, NY R+16
- Grand Isle, VT D+13
- Chazy, NY R+19
- Maquam, VT R+32
- Alburg Center, VT R+22
- St. Albans, VT R+12
- Swanton, VT R+28
Cities with Similar Populations
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- Gouldsboro, ME R+20
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- Clarksburg, MO R+69
- Waterloo, OH R+68
- Millersville, NC R+63
- Oaks, OK R+56
- Nesika Beach, OR R+17
- Jimtown, KY R+50
- Island Park, ID R+48
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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.