Vermontville leans slightly Democratic by roughly 8 points: about 54% of voters vote Democratic and 46% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Vermontville typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Vermontville, ~34% vote Democratic, ~29% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Vermontville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Vermontville leans more Democratic than 24 of 41 neighbors.
Politically, Vermontville sits close to the rest of New York.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Vermontville. The southwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+19) and the east side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+2), a spread of about 17 points.
Why Vermontville 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 Vermontville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 34% of adults in Vermontville hold a bachelor's degree, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Vermontville, NY sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Vermontville looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Vermontville 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 70%, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Vermontville have completed high school, above 85% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Bloomingdale, NY D+14
- Franklin Falls, NY D+11
- Rainbow Lake, NY D+20
- Gabriels, NY D+20
- Loon Lake, NY D+4
- Union Falls, NY R+12
- Paul Smiths, NY D+20
- Saranac Lake, NY D+26
- Whiteface, NY D+19
Cities with Similar Populations
- Sylvan Grove, KS R+66
- Columbia Falls, ME R+36
- Greenvale, TN R+66
- Palestine, IN R+64
- Huntington, WI R+28
- Mariaville, ME R+21
- Bramwell, WV R+62
- Easton, ME R+37
- McGee, WV R+54
- Winslow, IL R+49
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from New York State Board of Elections, 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. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.