Brunswick, VT is a small town located in the Green Mountains of Vermont. It has a population of approximately 700 people and is known for its peaceful, rural atmosphere. Despite its small size, Brunswick is an active part of the local political landscape. The town elects both a board of selectmen and a school board each year to manage the day-to-day affairs such as budgeting and new initiatives. Additionally, Brunswick is part of Bennington County which has its own municipal government that oversees larger county matters such as infrastructure maintenance and public safety. Brunswick residents have historically been politically independent, voting for candidates from both major parties in many local races. This reflects their commitment to doing what’s best for their community regardless of political affiliations.
The political climate in Brunswick, VT is somewhat conservative.
Essex County, VT is somewhat conservative. In Essex County, VT 42.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Essex county remained strongly Republican, 53.9% to 42.7%.
Essex county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Brunswick, VT is somewhat conservative.
Essex County, Vermont is somewhat conservative.
Berlin Metro Area is leaning conservative.
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.
Brunswick, Vermont: R R D D R R
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 Brunswick, VT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 142 contributions totaling $26,810 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $189 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $350 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $175 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)