West Glover is a true toss-up. About 50% of voters here vote Democratic and 50% 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 81% of adults in West Glover typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in West Glover, ~40% vote Democratic, ~41% Republican, and ~19% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How West Glover compares
Among cities within 25 miles, West Glover sits roughly in the middle of the political spectrum, with 13 neighbors leaning further in the place's direction and 56 leaning the other way.
West Glover runs about 34 points more Republican than Vermont as a whole. Vermont leans Democratic overall, while West Glover sits closer to the political middle.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within West Glover. The east side runs the most Democratic (D+3) and the northeast side runs the most Republican (R+8), a spread of about 11 points.
Why West Glover 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 Glover, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
West Glover votes against the grain of Vermont. Vermont leans Democratic overall, while West Glover runs about 34 points more Republican.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; West Glover, 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 West Glover looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. West Glover 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 71%, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 91% of households in West Glover own their home, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Glover, VT R+2
- Barton, VT R+20
- Albany, VT R+21
- East Craftsbury, VT D+17
- Irasburg, VT R+27
- Craftsbury Common, VT R+14
- Evansville, VT R+19
- Orleans, VT R+26
- Craftsbury, VT R+13
Cities with Similar Populations
- Warriormine, WV R+71
- Craintown, KY R+60
- Mount Crest, TN R+73
- Strawberry, SC R+22
- Northrop, MN R+53
- Leitchfield Crossing, KY R+70
- Lake Desolation, NY R+16
- West Unity, NH R+31
- Lake Pleasant, MA D+34
- Gentilly, MN 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.