South Cambridge leans Democratic by roughly 22 points: about 61% of voters vote Democratic and 39% 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 South Cambridge typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in South Cambridge, ~49% vote Democratic, ~32% Republican, and ~19% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How South Cambridge compares
Among cities within 25 miles, South Cambridge leans more Democratic than 56 of 78 neighbors.
South Cambridge runs about 11 points more Republican than Vermont as a whole.
Why South Cambridge 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 South Cambridge, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 59% of adults in South Cambridge hold a bachelor's degree, about 31 points above the U.S. average of 28%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 36% of adults in South Cambridge have never been married, above 89% of cities.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; South Cambridge, 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 Cambridge looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. South Cambridge 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 72%, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in South Cambridge have completed high school, above 94% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Stevensville, VT D+15
- Johnson, VT R+11
- Jeffersonville, VT D+5
- Stowe, VT D+37
- Morrisville, VT D+21
- Cleveland Corner, VT D+23
- Underhill, VT D+11
- Hyde Park, VT R+12
- Cambridge, VT R+5
Cities with Similar Populations
- Yuma, TN R+68
- Valley Hill, KY R+55
- East Townsend, OH R+51
- North Liberty, OH R+63
- Jaudon, MO R+49
- Wiederkehr Village, AR R+60
- Trafton, WA R+33
- Klickitat, WA R+29
- Anton Chico, NM D+12
- Climax, NY R+27
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.