North Pownal is a true toss-up. About 52% of voters here vote Democratic and 48% 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 80% of adults in North Pownal typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in North Pownal, ~42% vote Democratic, ~38% Republican, and ~20% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How North Pownal compares
Among cities within 25 miles, North Pownal leans more Democratic than 65 of 93 neighbors.
North Pownal runs about 28 points more Republican than Vermont as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within North Pownal. The north side runs the most Democratic (D+37) and the west side runs the most Republican (R+12), a spread of about 50 points.
Why North Pownal leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in North Pownal. None of them point strongly toward either party.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; North Pownal, VT sits in the top quarter nationally 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 North Pownal looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. North Pownal 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 66%, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 91% of households in North Pownal own their home, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in North Pownal have completed high school, above 94% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Pownal Center, VT R+8
- Pownal, VT R+10
- Old Bennington, VT D+39
- North Petersburg, NY R+32
- Hoosick, NY R+29
- Bennington, VT D+18
- Hoosick Falls, NY R+18
- Petersburg, NY R+30
- North Bennington, VT D+32
- Williamstown, MA D+64
Cities with Similar Populations
- Deer Creek, OK R+70
- Bens Run, WV R+68
- Sunrise Springs, AZ D+54
- Lakeshore, MS R+63
- West Eminence, MO R+67
- Cutshalltown, NC R+33
- Pierrepont, NY R+22
- San Gregorio, CA D+36
- Golconda, NV R+63
- Straits Corners, NY R+40
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.