South Poultney leans Republican by roughly 24 points: about 38% of voters vote Democratic and 62% 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 70% of adults in South Poultney typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in South Poultney, ~27% vote Democratic, ~43% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How South Poultney compares
Among cities within 25 miles, South Poultney leans more Republican than 65 of 92 neighbors.
South Poultney runs about 57 points more Republican than Vermont as a whole. Vermont leans Democratic overall, while South Poultney is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why South Poultney 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 Poultney, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
South Poultney votes against the grain of Vermont. Vermont leans Democratic overall, while South Poultney runs about 57 points more Republican.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; South Poultney, VT sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in South Poultney looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. South Poultney 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 68%, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 94% of households in South Poultney own their home, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in South Poultney have completed high school, above 85% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Wells, VT R+23
- Middle Granville, NY R+42
- Hampton, NY R+42
- Poultney, VT R+19
- Middletown Springs, VT R+14
- North Pawlet, VT R+10
- North Granville, NY R+44
- Granville, NY R+36
- South Granville, NY R+37
- Slyboro, NY R+42
Cities with Similar Populations
- Corona, NM R+54
- Klau, CA R+19
- Carrabelle Beach, FL R+71
- Lake Summerset, IL R+40
- Bingley, NY R+10
- Norcatur, KS R+75
- Lamourie, LA R+71
- Kensal, ND R+56
- Gluek, MN R+56
- Lavaca, AL Even
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.