Barton, VT is a small town located in the foothills of the Green Mountains. Its politics are largely shaped by local issues such as education funding, taxes, and community development. Local elections often feature candidates from both the Democratic and Republican parties who advocate for their respective platforms and seek to better their community by focusing on local needs. In Barton, the emphasis is often put on being fiscally responsible while still creating a vibrant and prosperous community. The people of Barton value hard work, integrity, and collaboration between elected officials, community members, and business owners in order to create a safe and sustainable environment for all.
The political climate in Barton, VT is leaning conservative.
Orleans County, VT is leaning liberal. In Orleans County, VT 50.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Orleans county remained Democratic, 50.7% to 46.2%.
Orleans county voted Democratic in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Republican in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Barton, VT is leaning conservative.
Orleans County, Vermont is leaning 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.
Barton, Vermont: r 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 Barton, VT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 589 contributions totaling $22,761 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $39 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 27 contributions totaling $5,595 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $207 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)