Williston 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 95% of adults in Williston typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Williston, ~58% vote Democratic, ~37% Republican, and ~5% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Williston compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Williston leans more Democratic than 43 of 66 neighbors.
Williston runs about 11 points more Republican than Vermont as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Williston. The northeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+29) and the south side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+9), a spread of about 19 points.
Why Williston 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 Williston, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 55% of adults in Williston hold a bachelor's degree, about 27 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Williston, 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 Williston looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Williston 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 77%, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Williston have completed high school, above 84% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Essex, VT D+24
- South Burlington, VT D+37
- Shelburne Falls, VT D+46
- Winooski, VT D+57
- Richmond, VT D+32
- Jericho, VT D+22
- Burlington, VT D+65
- Shelburne, VT D+42
- Hinesburg, VT D+20
- Colchester, VT D+12
Cities with Similar Populations
- Edgerton, WI R+8
- Attalla, AL R+65
- Flowood, MS R+35
- Timberlake, VA R+30
- Olney, IL R+43
- Milton, PA R+37
- Chadds Ford, PA D+9
- Selbyville, DE R+19
- Saylorsburg, PA R+27
- Hartsville, TN R+59
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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.