Old Bennington leans heavily Democratic by roughly 40 points: about 70% of voters vote Democratic and 30% 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 67% of adults in Old Bennington typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Old Bennington, ~47% vote Democratic, ~20% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Old Bennington compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Old Bennington leans more Democratic than 92 of 94 neighbors.
Old Bennington runs about 6 points more Democratic than Vermont as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Old Bennington. The north side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+45) and the east side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+13), a spread of about 32 points.
Why Old 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 Old Bennington, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 47% of adults in Old Bennington hold a bachelor's degree, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Old Bennington, VT sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Old Bennington looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Old 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 69%, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Old Bennington have completed high school, above 91% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Bennington, VT D+18
- North Pownal, VT D+5
- North Bennington, VT D+32
- Pownal, VT R+10
- Hoosick, NY R+29
- Pownal Center, VT R+8
- Shaftsbury, VT D+2
- Woodford, VT R+6
- Hoosick Falls, NY R+18
- North Petersburg, NY R+32
Cities with Similar Populations
- Pine Haven, WY R+81
- Leon, WI R+37
- Tomales, CA D+35
- Jordan Valley, OR R+90
- Summitville, NY R+26
- Freemound, TX R+78
- Carterton, VA R+69
- State Line, AR R+60
- Namur, WI R+28
- Naftel, AL R+53
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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.