Rutland is a true toss-up. About 52% of voters here vote Democratic and 48% 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 65% of adults in Rutland typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Rutland, ~34% vote Democratic, ~31% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Rutland compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Rutland leans more Democratic than 55 of 88 neighbors.
Rutland runs about 29 points more Republican than Vermont as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Rutland. The northwest side runs the most Democratic (D+12) and the southwest side runs the most Republican (R+8), a spread of about 20 points.
Why Rutland leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Rutland. None of them point strongly toward either party.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Rutland, VT sits in the top tenth 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 Rutland looks the way it does
Turnout in Rutland sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Center Rutland, VT R+8
- North Clarendon, VT R+23
- Proctor, VT R+15
- West Rutland, VT R+20
- Mendon, VT D+9
- Chittenden, VT R+7
- Pittsford, VT R+11
- Florence, VT R+15
- East Clarendon, VT R+21
- Cuttingsville, VT D+5
Cities with Similar Populations
- Red Hill, SC R+19
- Exton, PA D+22
- Malvern, AR R+40
- Brook Park, OH R+9
- Foothill Ranch, CA D+7
- London, OH R+34
- Mckinleyville, CA D+24
- Chestnut Hill, MA D+60
- Tehachapi, CA R+29
- Floresville, TX R+37
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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.