East Montpelier, VT is a vibrant community nestled in the Green Mountains of Vermont. Politics in East Montpelier are largely driven by local issues and interests. The small-town atmosphere means that everyone has a voice and can make their opinion heard on topics such as education, taxes, and infrastructure. Residents are engaged in many civic activities and take an active role in local politics by attending town meetings or voting on various measures. Local politicians focus on issues that directly affect the people of East Montpelier, such as infrastructure improvements, public safety initiatives, and job creation. Additionally, they look to create an environment where businesses can thrive and contribute to the region's economy. They also work hard to ensure that everyone in East Montpelier has access to quality health care services and other basic needs like clean water, affordable housing, and safe roads. East Montpelier takes pride in its local political representatives who strive to make decisions that will benefit all members of the community in the long run.
The political climate in East Montpelier, VT is somewhat liberal.
Washington County, VT is very liberal. In Washington County, VT 71.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 25.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washington county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 71.3% to 25.3%.
Washington county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
East Montpelier, VT is somewhat liberal.
Washington County, Vermont is very liberal.
Barre 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.
East Montpelier, 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 East Montpelier, VT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7,700 contributions totaling $510,742 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $66 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 166 contributions totaling $32,940 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $198 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)