Wolcott leans slightly Republican by roughly 8 points: about 46% of voters vote Democratic and 54% 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 76% of adults in Wolcott typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wolcott, ~35% vote Democratic, ~41% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wolcott compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Wolcott leans more Republican than 42 of 78 neighbors.
Wolcott runs about 41 points more Republican than Vermont as a whole. Vermont leans Democratic overall, while Wolcott is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Wolcott 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 Wolcott, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Wolcott votes against the grain of Vermont. Vermont leans Democratic overall, while Wolcott runs about 41 points more Republican.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Wolcott, VT sits below the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in Wolcott looks the way it does
Turnout in Wolcott sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Pottersville, VT R+9
- Lake Elmore, VT Even
- Hardwick Center, VT R+16
- Hyde Park, VT R+12
- Morrisville, VT D+21
- Craftsbury, VT R+13
- Cleveland Corner, VT D+23
- Hardwick, VT R+19
- Craftsbury Common, VT R+14
- Mackville, VT R+21
Cities with Similar Populations
- Huntington Bay, NY R+2
- South Thomaston, ME D+6
- Ethel, MS R+34
- Spruce, MI R+29
- Middle Verde, AZ R+14
- Onley, VA R+20
- Gilman, WI R+49
- Harwick, PA R+18
- Savoy, TX R+72
- Dennis, MS R+81
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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.