South Royalton 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 73% of adults in South Royalton typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in South Royalton, ~45% vote Democratic, ~28% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How South Royalton compares
Among cities within 25 miles, South Royalton leans more Democratic than 66 of 88 neighbors.
South Royalton runs about 10 points more Republican than Vermont as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within South Royalton. The northeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+27) and the southeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+15), a spread of about 12 points.
Why South Royalton 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 Royalton, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 46% of adults in South Royalton hold a bachelor's degree, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 28%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 33% of adults in South Royalton have never been married, above 84% of cities.
High-school completion, uninsured rate, and voter turnout
Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a low uninsured rate tend to turn out at a higher rate, as South Royalton, VT does.
Why turnout in South Royalton looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. South Royalton 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 64%, above 63% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- North Royalton, VT D+21
- Sharon, VT D+15
- Bethel, VT D+17
- North Pomfret, VT D+30
- Tunbridge, VT D+12
- West Hartford, VT D+32
- South Strafford, VT D+19
- Barnard, VT D+25
- West Norwich, VT D+52
- Lilliesville, VT D+9
Cities with Similar Populations
- Somerset, CA R+31
- Parkersburg, IA R+38
- Smithdale, MS R+64
- Glengary, WV R+50
- Salineville, OH R+59
- Hickory Grove, VA D+2
- Mount Vernon, GA R+25
- Wyoming, RI R+5
- Jeffersonville, GA D+4
- Hiram, OH R+30
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.