North Royalton leans Democratic by roughly 22 points: about 61% of voters vote Democratic and 39% 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 73% of adults in North Royalton typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in North Royalton, ~45% vote Democratic, ~28% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How North Royalton compares
Among cities within 25 miles, North Royalton leans more Democratic than 58 of 85 neighbors.
North Royalton runs about 11 points more Republican than Vermont as a whole.
Why North Royalton 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 Royalton, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 36% of adults in North Royalton hold a bachelor's degree, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; North Royalton, 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 North Royalton looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. North Royalton 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 62%, about 6 points below the Vermont average of 68%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- South Royalton, VT D+23
- Bethel, VT D+17
- Lilliesville, VT D+9
- Tunbridge, VT D+12
- Randolph Center, VT D+12
- Sharon, VT D+15
- East Randolph, VT D+11
- Barnard, VT D+25
- North Pomfret, VT D+30
- Randolph, VT D+18
Cities with Similar Populations
- Bexar, AL R+84
- Grimes, AL R+20
- Sinclair City, TX R+57
- Rawlings, VA R+12
- Cuyahoga Heights, OH R+22
- Linden, IA R+38
- Wolf Lake, MN R+59
- Jennie, MN R+48
- Hunterdale, VA R+38
- Carter, OK R+78
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.