Troy leans heavily Republican by roughly 36 points: about 32% of voters vote Democratic and 68% 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 72% of adults in Troy typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Troy, ~23% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Troy compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Troy leans more Republican than 41 of 44 neighbors.
Troy runs about 68 points more Republican than Vermont as a whole. Vermont leans Democratic overall, while Troy is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Troy 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 Troy, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Troy votes against the grain of Vermont. Vermont leans Democratic overall, while Troy runs about 68 points more Republican.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Troy, 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 Troy looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Troy 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 67%, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 91% of households in Troy own their home, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Troy have completed high school, above 81% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Westfield, VT R+29
- Newport Center, VT R+28
- North Troy, VT R+30
- Coventry, VT R+30
- Newport, VT R+5
- Lowell, VT R+25
- Irasburg, VT R+27
- Montgomery Center, VT R+18
- Derby, VT R+7
- Derby Center, VT R+2
Cities with Similar Populations
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- Valley Springs, AR R+65
- Abiquiu, NM D+17
- Tatum, MS D+29
- Davis Station, SC D+26
- Old Milo, AR R+67
- Noorvik, AK D+25
- Cochran, TX R+40
- Wapello, ID R+51
- Little Sauk, MN R+53
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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.