Sheffield Square 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 84% of adults in Sheffield Square typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sheffield Square, ~35% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~16% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Sheffield Square compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Sheffield Square leans more Republican than 44 of 80 neighbors.
Sheffield Square runs about 49 points more Republican than Vermont as a whole. Vermont leans Democratic overall, while Sheffield Square is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Sheffield Square 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 Sheffield Square, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Sheffield Square votes against the grain of Vermont. Vermont leans Democratic overall, while Sheffield Square runs about 49 points more Republican.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Sheffield Square, VT sits below the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Sheffield Square looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 92% of households in Sheffield Square own their home, about 9 points above the Vermont average of 83%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Sheffield, VT R+19
- Wheelock, VT R+23
- Stannard, VT R+20
- Glover, VT R+2
- Sutton, VT R+20
- Greensboro Bend, VT D+7
- Greensboro, VT D+24
- Lyndon Center, VT R+19
- East Craftsbury, VT D+17
- West Glover, VT Even
Cities with Similar Populations
- Zenda, KS R+71
- Highfalls, NC R+61
- Holly Grove, LA R+14
- Eaton, WV R+63
- State Line City, IN R+62
- McIntosh, SD R+44
- Mekinock, ND R+47
- Cedar Glen West, NJ R+26
- Blue Ridge, MO R+75
- Gold Run, CA R+34
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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.