Norwich is a Democratic stronghold. About 78% of voters here vote Democratic and 22% 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 82% of adults in Norwich typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Norwich, ~64% vote Democratic, ~18% Republican, and ~18% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Norwich compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Norwich leans more Democratic than 87 of 88 neighbors.
Norwich runs about 24 points more Democratic than Vermont as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Norwich. The east side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+60) and the southwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+48), a spread of about 12 points.
Why Norwich 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 Norwich, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 79% of adults in Norwich hold a bachelor's degree, about 51 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Norwich, VT sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Norwich looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Norwich 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 76%, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and more than 99% of adults in Norwich have completed high school, in the top fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Hanover, NH D+60
- West Norwich, VT D+52
- White River Junction, VT D+21
- West Lebanon, NH D+49
- Hanover Center, NH D+29
- Etna, NH D+30
- Thetford Center, VT D+41
- West Hartford, VT D+32
- Lebanon, NH D+45
- Sharon, VT D+15
Cities with Similar Populations
- Mayfield, OH Even
- Autryville, NC R+56
- Rock Rapids, IA R+57
- Yantis, TX R+74
- Ridgeley, WV R+58
- Sautee Nacoochee, GA R+52
- Hope, IN R+58
- Grapeview, WA R+8
- Chunchula, AL R+70
- Albany, IN R+47
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.