Fairlee, VT is a small town located in the Upper Valley of Vermont and New Hampshire. It has a rich history of political involvement among its citizens, with much debate over local politics that affect the daily lives of people living in the area. Alongside the state legislature, local elections are held each year to determine who will represent Fairlee’s interests in government. The elections often feature candidates from both major parties as well as independent or third-party candidates. Issues such as local healthcare services, education reform initiatives, and economic development are often debated during election season. A number of community forums are also held throughout the year to allow citizens to discuss their views on important issues facing their community. Through these events, citizens have an opportunity to voice their opinions directly to elected officials and shape the future of their town.
The political climate in Fairlee, VT is leaning liberal.
Orange County, VT is strongly liberal. In Orange County, VT 60.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 36.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Orange county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 60.2% to 36.1%.
Orange county voted Democratic in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Republican in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Fairlee, VT is leaning liberal.
Orange County, Vermont is strongly 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.
Fairlee, 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 Fairlee, VT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 896 contributions totaling $44,146 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $49 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 14 contributions totaling $1,360 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $97 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)