West Swanton leans heavily Republican by roughly 32 points: about 34% of voters vote Democratic and 66% 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 71% of adults in West Swanton typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in West Swanton, ~24% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How West Swanton compares
Among cities within 25 miles, West Swanton leans more Republican than 38 of 51 neighbors.
West Swanton runs about 64 points more Republican than Vermont as a whole. Vermont leans Democratic overall, while West Swanton is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why West Swanton 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 Swanton, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
West Swanton votes against the grain of Vermont. Vermont leans Democratic overall, while West Swanton runs about 64 points more Republican.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; West Swanton, 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 Swanton looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. West Swanton 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 65%, above 69% of cities. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in West Swanton have completed high school, above 93% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Maquam, VT R+32
- Highgate Springs, VT R+40
- Swanton, VT R+28
- East Alburg, VT R+20
- Alburg Center, VT R+22
- Alburg, VT R+21
- Highgate Falls, VT R+31
- South Alburg, VT R+15
- Highgate Center, VT R+33
- Isle La Motte, VT R+19
Cities with Similar Populations
- Oakley, WI R+33
- Allred, TN R+71
- Coltons Mill, VA R+54
- Young, TX R+78
- Kingsville, PA R+63
- Mount Sherman, AR R+57
- Wallville, MD R+36
- Paintersville, OH R+64
- Jerome, VA R+39
- Gay, OK R+68
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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.