West Haven leans Republican by roughly 26 points: about 37% of voters vote Democratic and 63% 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 93% of adults in West Haven typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in West Haven, ~34% vote Democratic, ~59% Republican, and ~7% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How West Haven compares
Among cities within 25 miles, West Haven leans more Republican than 67 of 90 neighbors.
West Haven runs about 58 points more Republican than Vermont as a whole. Vermont leans Democratic overall, while West Haven is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why West Haven 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 Haven, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
West Haven votes against the grain of Vermont. Vermont leans Democratic overall, while West Haven runs about 58 points more Republican.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; West Haven, VT sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in West Haven looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 96% of adults in West Haven 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
- Low Hampton, NY R+43
- Fair Haven, VT R+25
- West Castleton, VT R+22
- Benson, VT R+24
- Benson Landing, VT R+23
- Hydeville, VT R+22
- Clemons, NY R+33
- Bomoseen, VT R+10
- Whitehall, NY R+40
- Castleton, VT R+10
Cities with Similar Populations
- Verdon, VA R+23
- Mill City, NV R+69
- Mileston, MS D+59
- Tecopa, CA D+15
- Cream Hill, VT Even
- Wailua, HI D+36
- Lee Creek, AR R+63
- Goat Neck, NC D+4
- Portland Mills, PA R+50
- Pendroy, MT R+60
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.