South Ryegate leans slightly Republican by roughly 10 points: about 45% of voters vote Democratic and 55% 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 84% of adults in South Ryegate typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in South Ryegate, ~38% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~16% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How South Ryegate compares
Among cities within 25 miles, South Ryegate leans more Republican than 59 of 86 neighbors.
South Ryegate runs about 44 points more Republican than Vermont as a whole. Vermont leans Democratic overall, while South Ryegate is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within South Ryegate. The south side runs the most Democratic (D+2) and the northwest side runs the most Republican (R+14), a spread of about 16 points.
Why South Ryegate 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 Ryegate, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
South Ryegate votes against the grain of Vermont. Vermont leans Democratic overall, while South Ryegate runs about 44 points more Republican.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; South Ryegate, 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 Ryegate looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 96% of adults in South Ryegate have completed high school, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 90%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Wells River, VT Even
- East Ryegate, VT R+12
- Groton, VT R+3
- Ricker Mills, VT R+5
- Newbury, VT Even
- Mc Indoe Falls, VT R+4
- Woodsville, NH R+17
- East Corinth, VT R+9
- West Groton, VT R+16
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hermansville, MI R+41
- Bellwood, NE R+63
- Delaware, AR R+65
- Fountain, MN R+37
- Mayview, MO R+59
- Addyston, OH R+45
- Canmer, KY R+68
- Prospertown, NJ R+40
- Queen City, MO R+65
- Fortine, MT R+57
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.