West Rutland leans Republican by roughly 20 points: about 40% of voters vote Democratic and 60% 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 77% of adults in West Rutland typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in West Rutland, ~31% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How West Rutland compares
Among cities within 25 miles, West Rutland leans more Republican than 62 of 88 neighbors.
West Rutland runs about 53 points more Republican than Vermont as a whole. Vermont leans Democratic overall, while West Rutland is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within West Rutland. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+28) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+13), a spread of about 15 points.
Why West Rutland 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 Rutland, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
West Rutland votes against the grain of Vermont. Vermont leans Democratic overall, while West Rutland runs about 53 points more Republican.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; West Rutland, VT sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in West Rutland looks the way it does
Turnout in West Rutland sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Center Rutland, VT R+8
- Rutland, VT D+3
- North Clarendon, VT R+23
- Proctor, VT R+15
- Castleton, VT R+10
- Clarendon, VT R+19
- Middletown Springs, VT R+14
- East Clarendon, VT R+21
- Florence, VT R+15
- East Hubbardton, VT R+14
Cities with Similar Populations
- Paddock Lake, WI R+19
- Kenhorst, PA R+3
- Sag Harbor, NY D+24
- Acme, PA R+49
- Hackberry, TX R+3
- Clayton, NM R+47
- Seneca, KS R+59
- Dixmoor, IL D+53
- Wartrace, TN R+66
- Silver Lake, KS R+40
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.