Granby, VT is a small town located in Windsor County with a population of around 600 people. Its politics are largely driven by its residents’ commitment to conserving its rural character and traditional ways of life. Local politicians focus on local issues such as maintaining the town’s infrastructure, preserving natural resources, and maintaining a safe and healthy community for citizens. They also seek to ensure that Granby remains an affordable place to live with access to quality education and health care services. The town has several candidates running in upcoming local elections who have experience in these areas, and their platforms emphasize their commitment to protecting Granby’s unique identity while continuing to provide high-quality public services.
The political climate in Granby, VT is moderately 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
Granby, VT is moderately 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.
Granby, 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 Granby, VT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 183 contributions totaling $30,860 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $169 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 9 contributions totaling $1,950 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $217 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)