West Bolton leans slightly Democratic by roughly 12 points: about 56% of voters vote Democratic and 44% 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 87% of adults in West Bolton typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in West Bolton, ~49% vote Democratic, ~38% Republican, and ~13% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How West Bolton compares
Among cities within 25 miles, West Bolton leans more Democratic than 30 of 73 neighbors.
West Bolton runs about 20 points more Republican than Vermont as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within West Bolton. The southwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+32) and the northeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+11), a spread of about 21 points.
Why West Bolton 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 West Bolton, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 58% of adults in West Bolton hold a bachelor's degree, about 30 points above the U.S. average of 28%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 37% of adults in West Bolton have never been married, above 90% of cities.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; West Bolton, VT 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 West Bolton looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. West Bolton 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 77%, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in West Bolton have completed high school, above 88% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Richmond, VT D+32
- Underhill Center, VT D+18
- Jericho, VT D+22
- Stevensville, VT D+15
- Waterbury, VT D+20
- Waterbury Center, VT D+25
- Huntington Center, VT D+21
- Colbyville, VT D+28
- Huntington, VT D+23
Cities with Similar Populations
- Osceola, NC R+40
- Rockwood, WI R+41
- Iron Junction, MN R+19
- Midland, AR R+65
- Williamson Crossroads, NC R+31
- Hamilton, MN R+41
- Mount Hebron, AL D+46
- Dukedom, TN R+68
- Riverton, LA R+57
- Fultz, KY R+62
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.