Proctor leans Republican by roughly 16 points: about 42% of voters vote Democratic and 58% 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 76% of adults in Proctor typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Proctor, ~32% vote Democratic, ~44% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Proctor compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Proctor leans more Republican than 54 of 85 neighbors.
Proctor runs about 48 points more Republican than Vermont as a whole. Vermont leans Democratic overall, while Proctor is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Proctor. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+21) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+4), a spread of about 17 points.
Why Proctor 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 Proctor, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Proctor votes against the grain of Vermont. Vermont leans Democratic overall, while Proctor runs about 48 points more Republican.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Proctor, VT sits above the national average 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 Proctor looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 97% of adults in Proctor have completed high school, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 90%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Florence, VT R+15
- Center Rutland, VT R+8
- Pittsford, VT R+11
- Rutland, VT D+3
- Chittenden, VT R+7
- West Rutland, VT R+20
- East Hubbardton, VT R+14
- North Clarendon, VT R+23
- Mendon, VT D+9
- Castleton, VT R+10
Cities with Similar Populations
- Westernport, MD R+55
- Cimarron, KS R+71
- Frenchtown, MT R+35
- Eureka, KS R+54
- Steele, MO R+55
- Clarksville, MI R+40
- Green Lake, WI R+19
- Red Rock, AZ R+43
- Nicholson, PA R+40
- Long Ridge, SC R+19
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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.