Peth leans slightly Democratic by roughly 12 points: about 56% of voters vote Democratic and 44% 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 Peth typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Peth, ~45% vote Democratic, ~35% Republican, and ~20% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Peth compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Peth leans more Democratic than 36 of 81 neighbors.
Peth runs about 20 points more Republican than Vermont as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Peth. The east side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+18) and the west side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+5), a spread of about 13 points.
Why Peth 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 Peth, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 44% of adults in Peth hold a bachelor's degree, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Peth, 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 Peth looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Peth 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 68%, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Randolph, VT D+18
- Randolph Center, VT D+12
- North Randolph, VT D+12
- Talcville, VT D+17
- East Randolph, VT D+11
- Brookfield Center, VT D+18
- Lilliesville, VT D+9
- Brookfield, VT D+14
- Granville, VT D+16
- Rochester, VT D+23
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hubbard Springs, VA R+65
- Hinchman, MI R+4
- Blackland, MS R+84
- Long Island, VA R+26
- Partridge, KS R+62
- Cuney, TX R+65
- Samaria, SC R+70
- East Williamson, NY R+25
- Rome, ME R+29
- Poy Sippi, WI R+41
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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.