South Burlington North, South Burlington, VT Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in South Burlington North

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

South Burlington North leans heavily Democratic by roughly 36 points: about 68% of voters vote Democratic and 32% 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 South Burlington North typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in South Burlington North, ~52% vote Democratic, ~24% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How South Burlington North compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, South Burlington North leans more Democratic than 1 of 4 neighbors.

Politically, South Burlington North sits close to the rest of Vermont.

Politics vary noticeably by block within South Burlington North. The west side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+45) and the east side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+27), a spread of about 17 points.

Why South Burlington North leans the way it does

This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for South Burlington North, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 57% of adults in South Burlington North hold a bachelor's degree, about 28 points above the U.S. average of 28%.

Cancer-screening access and voter turnout

Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; South Burlington North, South Burlington, 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 South Burlington North looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. South Burlington North 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 71%, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 99% of adults in South Burlington North have completed high school, above 90% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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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.