Sheldon leans heavily Republican by roughly 42 points: about 29% of voters vote Democratic and 71% 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 81% of adults in Sheldon typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sheldon, ~23% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~19% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Sheldon compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Sheldon leans more Republican than 49 of 52 neighbors.
Sheldon runs about 74 points more Republican than Vermont as a whole. Vermont leans Democratic overall, while Sheldon is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Sheldon. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+43) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+25), a spread of about 18 points.
Why Sheldon 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 Sheldon, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Sheldon votes against the grain of Vermont. Vermont leans Democratic overall, while Sheldon runs about 74 points more Republican. A high white share with below-average college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Sheldon fits that profile on both counts.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Sheldon, VT sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Sheldon looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Sheldon 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 67%, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Greens Corners, VT R+32
- Highgate Center, VT R+33
- Highgate Falls, VT R+31
- East Sheldon, VT R+44
- Franklin, VT R+44
- Fairfield, VT R+27
- Montgomery, VT R+26
- Swanton, VT R+28
- Highgate Springs, VT R+40
- Morses Line, VT R+44
Cities with Similar Populations
- Zanesfield, OH R+63
- Cedar Heights, NJ Even
- Pueblo Of Acoma, NM D+63
- Devereaux, MI R+36
- South Pekin, IL R+46
- Arapahoe, WY D+20
- Sloan, IA R+52
- Spurger, TX R+84
- Fairplay, MD R+43
- Athelstane, WI R+42
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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.