Bolton, VT is a small town located in central Vermont. It has a population of approximately 1,500 people and is mainly comprised of rural farmland and forests. Politically, Bolton is part of the Chittenden County State Senate District which includes seven towns in the county. Locally, Bolton is governed by a three-member Selectboard that meets every other Tuesday to review and approve local ordinances. The board is responsible for all town-related decisions, from budgeting to permitting construction projects. The Selectboard also appoints various committees such as the Planning Commission and Zoning Board of Adjustment which are responsible for setting zoning regulations and reviewing developments in the town. Every two years, citizens of Bolton can vote in local elections to elect three representatives to serve on the Selectboard as well as their state senator. Through these elections, residents are able to make sure that their voices are heard when it comes to important decisions being made in their community.
The political climate in Bolton, VT is somewhat liberal.
Chittenden County, VT is very liberal. In Chittenden County, VT 75.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 21.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Chittenden county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 75.8% to 21.2%.
Chittenden county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bolton, VT is somewhat liberal.
Chittenden County, Vermont is very 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.
Bolton, 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 Bolton, VT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,391 contributions totaling $223,733 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $66 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 107 contributions totaling $25,417 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $238 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)