West Salisbury is a true toss-up. About 49% of voters here vote Democratic and 51% 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 83% of adults in West Salisbury typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in West Salisbury, ~41% vote Democratic, ~42% Republican, and ~17% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How West Salisbury compares
Among cities within 25 miles, West Salisbury sits roughly in the middle of the political spectrum, with 45 neighbors leaning further in the place's direction and 41 leaning the other way.
West Salisbury runs about 35 points more Republican than Vermont as a whole. Vermont leans Democratic overall, while West Salisbury sits closer to the political middle.
Why West Salisbury 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 Salisbury, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
West Salisbury votes against the grain of Vermont. Vermont leans Democratic overall, while West Salisbury runs about 35 points more Republican.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; West Salisbury, VT sits in the top tenth 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 Salisbury looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. West Salisbury 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%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Salisbury, VT R+3
- Cornwall, VT D+19
- Whiting, VT D+8
- West Cornwall, VT D+16
- Leicester, VT R+10
- East Middlebury, VT D+22
- Middlebury, VT D+47
- Fernville, VT R+7
- Weybridge Hill, VT D+14
- Shoreham, VT Even
Cities with Similar Populations
- Brooks, MS R+18
- Odena, AL R+43
- Rokeby Lock, OH R+61
- Ironhills, IA R+44
- Vallonia Springs, NY R+40
- Woodstock, NH Even
- Valera, TX R+80
- Arlington Beach, SD R+51
- Kukuiula, HI D+31
- Greenough, MT R+29
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.