White River Junction, VT Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in White River Junction

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

White River Junction leans Democratic by roughly 22 points: about 61% of voters vote Democratic and 39% 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 White River Junction typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in White River Junction, ~47% vote Democratic, ~30% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How White River Junction compares

Among cities within 25 miles, White River Junction leans more Democratic than 60 of 88 neighbors.

White River Junction runs about 12 points more Republican than Vermont as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within White River Junction. The north side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+36) and the northwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+4), a spread of about 32 points.

Why White River Junction 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 White River Junction, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 48% of adults in White River Junction hold a bachelor's degree, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 28%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 32% of adults in White River Junction have never been married, above 79% of cities.

Preventive-care access and voter turnout

Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; White River Junction, VT sits in the top quarter 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 White River Junction looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. White River Junction 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%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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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.