Windsor leans slightly Democratic by roughly 12 points: about 56% of voters vote Democratic and 44% 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 81% of adults in Windsor typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Windsor, ~45% vote Democratic, ~36% Republican, and ~19% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Windsor compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Windsor leans more Democratic than 60 of 101 neighbors.
Windsor runs about 21 points more Republican than Vermont as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Windsor. The west side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+30) and the south side is the least Democratic-leaning (Even), a spread of about 28 points.
Why Windsor 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 Windsor, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 39% of adults in Windsor hold a bachelor's degree, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Windsor, VT sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Windsor looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Windsor 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 66% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Ascutney, VT D+22
- Cornish, NH D+3
- Brownsville, VT D+34
- Hartland, VT D+18
- Cornish Flat, NH Even
- Perkinsville, VT D+2
- Plainfield, NH Even
- Downers, VT Even
- Claremont, NH R+19
Cities with Similar Populations
- Cherokee Village, AR R+54
- Sebring, OH R+24
- Cecilia, KY R+55
- Seneca, MO R+65
- Fischer, TX R+55
- Union, MS R+64
- Helena Valley Northwest, MT R+38
- Wilsonville, AL R+73
- Richton, MS R+73
- Monkton, MD R+7
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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.