Brandon, Vermont is a small town located in Rutland County. It is home to just over 4,000 residents, making it one of the smallest towns in the state. Politically speaking, Brandon is known to have a more progressive approach to government. The town is run by a select board of five members who are elected every two years. They are responsible for decisions such as setting the budget, appointing town officers and managing local services like police and fire departments. In addition, Brandon has an active citizens group that works to ensure the needs of all residents are being met. This includes advocating for issues such as tax relief, improvements to public infrastructure and access to quality education and health care. With an emphasis on collaboration among all stakeholders, Brandon has been able to create a vibrant community that stands united in their pursuit of progress.
The political climate in Brandon, VT is leaning conservative.
Rutland County, VT is somewhat liberal. In Rutland County, VT 53.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 43.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Rutland county remained strongly Democratic, 53.7% to 43.2%.
Rutland county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Brandon, VT is leaning conservative.
Rutland County, Vermont is somewhat liberal.
Rutland Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Brandon, 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 Brandon, VT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,076 contributions totaling $84,608 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $41 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 36 contributions totaling $1,792 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)