West Townshend leans Democratic by roughly 18 points: about 59% of voters vote Democratic and 41% 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 Townshend typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in West Townshend, ~42% vote Democratic, ~29% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How West Townshend compares
Among cities within 25 miles, West Townshend leans more Democratic than 48 of 90 neighbors.
West Townshend runs about 16 points more Republican than Vermont as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within West Townshend. The southeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+24) and the northwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+8), a spread of about 16 points.
Why West Townshend 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 Townshend, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 44% of adults in West Townshend hold a bachelor's degree, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; West Townshend, VT sits above the national average 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 Townshend looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. West Townshend 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 68%, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in West Townshend have completed high school, above 84% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Windham, VT D+21
- Jamaica, VT D+19
- Simpsonville, VT D+23
- South Londonderry, VT D+6
- Houghtonville, VT D+21
- Townshend, VT D+24
- Londonderry, VT D+6
- Grafton, VT D+20
- Cambridgeport, VT D+29
- Wardsboro, VT D+5
Cities with Similar Populations
- Bowie, AZ R+58
- Chamois, MO R+70
- Bradshaw, NE R+70
- Macune, TX R+64
- Gum Springs, MS Even
- Ubet, WI R+31
- Lynn, AR R+73
- Simon, WV R+81
- Carbo, VA R+67
- Tennyson, WI R+37
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.