Windsor County leans Democratic by roughly 16 points: about 58% of voters vote Democratic and 42% 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 79% of adults in Windsor County typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Windsor County, ~46% vote Democratic, ~33% Republican, and ~21% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Windsor County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Windsor County leans more Democratic than 5 of 9 neighbors.
Windsor County runs about 16 points more Republican than Vermont as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Windsor County. The northeast side runs the most Democratic (D+37) and the south side runs the most Republican (R+7), a spread of about 44 points.
Why Windsor County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Windsor County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 43% of adults in Windsor County 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; Windsor County, 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 Windsor County looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Windsor County 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 95% of adults in Windsor County have completed high school, above 92% of counties. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Sullivan County, NH R+16
- Rutland County, VT R+9
- Orange County, VT Even
- Grafton County, NH D+18
- Windham County, VT D+28
- Cheshire County, NH Even
- Washington County, VT D+19
- Addison County, VT D+23
- Merrimack County, NH D+6
- Bennington County, VT D+17
Counties with Similar Populations
- Oxford County, ME R+25
- Jefferson County, WV R+22
- Box Elder County, UT R+56
- Maverick County, TX R+8
- Coffee County, TN R+55
- Anderson County, TX R+41
- Acadia Parish, LA R+54
- Gordon County, GA R+60
- Putnam County, WV R+46
- Vermilion Parish, LA R+55
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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.