Grand Isle, VT is a small rural town in the Northwestern corner of Vermont. It has a strong sense of community and is home to many diverse people and interests. The politics in Grand Isle are rooted in values such as sustainability, local economic development, education, and environmental stewardship. The town's selectboard works to ensure that the town is governed responsibly and that its residents have access to the resources they need to thrive. Local elections often feature candidates from both major parties who are committed to these core values. Grand Isle residents take their civic duties seriously and turn out in large numbers for each election cycle. They value open dialogue and work together to solve any disagreements or challenges that arise.
The political climate in Grand Isle, VT is leaning liberal.
Grand Isle County, VT is moderately liberal. In Grand Isle County, VT 59.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 37.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Grand Isle county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 59.9% to 37.3%.
Grand Isle county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Grand Isle, VT is leaning liberal.
Grand Isle County, Vermont is moderately liberal.
Burlington-South Burlington Metro Area is very liberal.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Grand Isle, Vermont: d D D D D D
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Grand Isle, VT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 538 contributions totaling $41,496 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $77 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 34 contributions totaling $4,516 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $133 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)