Hartford, VT is a small town located in Windsor County with an estimated population of around 7,000 people. It is the county seat and has been an important center for government in the area for many years. The town's politics are mainly influenced by local organizations and political parties that focus on economic development, education, healthcare, and environmental protection. The major political parties active in Hartford are the Republican Party and the Democratic Party, both of which have put forth candidates over recent years to represent their respective ideologies in local government. There are many opportunities for residents to get involved with government by joining committees or organizations that advocate for particular issues or interests. Residents can also attend public meetings and use their right to vote in order to have a say in their local government.
The political climate in Hartford, VT is moderately liberal.
Windsor County, VT is very liberal. In Windsor County, VT 67.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 28.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Windsor county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 67.9% to 28.9%.
Windsor county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hartford, VT is moderately liberal.
Windsor County, Vermont 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.
Hartford, 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 Hartford, VT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 8,775 contributions totaling $792,209 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $90 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 277 contributions totaling $67,593 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $244 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)