The town of Derby Line, VT is a rural community located along the Vermont-Canada border. It is home to many small businesses and a close-knit community but also has a unique relationship with politics due to its close proximity to the Canadian border. The town is part of Orleans County and voters here take an active role in helping shape county policy. In recent years, local politicians have focused on bringing more jobs to the area as well as investing in quality infrastructure for residents. Furthermore, these same politicians have worked to improve access to healthcare, educational opportunities, and other resources for the citizens of Derby Line. The town's unique position between two countries makes it an important political hub in both Vermont and Canada, allowing for insightful conversations about international policy and dynamics. All in all, Derby Line's politics are an important part of creating a positive future for this vibrant community.
The political climate in Derby Line, 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
Derby Line, 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.
Derby Line, 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 Derby Line, VT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 259 contributions totaling $10,006 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $39 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 8 contributions totaling $1,454 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $182 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)