West Fairlee leans Democratic by roughly 16 points: about 58% of voters vote Democratic and 42% 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 West Fairlee typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in West Fairlee, ~42% vote Democratic, ~30% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How West Fairlee compares
Among cities within 25 miles, West Fairlee leans more Democratic than 57 of 85 neighbors.
West Fairlee runs about 17 points more Republican than Vermont as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within West Fairlee. The southeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+22) and the west side is the least Democratic-leaning (Even), a spread of about 21 points.
Why West Fairlee 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 Fairlee, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 44% of adults in West Fairlee hold a bachelor's degree, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; West Fairlee, VT sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in West Fairlee looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 96% of adults in West Fairlee 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
- Post Mills, VT D+36
- Fairlee, VT D+21
- Vershire, VT Even
- Strafford, VT D+19
- Thetford Center, VT D+41
- East Thetford, VT D+42
- Corinth, VT R+12
- Orfordville, NH D+16
- South Strafford, VT D+19
- Bradford, VT Even
Cities with Similar Populations
- Osgood, OH R+78
- Reddell, LA R+77
- Palmyra, AR R+73
- Rickardsville, IA R+42
- Bluestone, WV R+70
- Green Valley Lake, CA R+14
- Royal, MO R+61
- Pleasantville, TN R+73
- Standing Pine, MS R+21
- Hancock, IA R+47
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.