Highgate, VT is a small town located in Northwestern Vermont. Despite its size, it has a thriving political atmosphere that engages citizens in local issues. The town’s government consists of a board of selectmen, who are elected by the residents to carry out the duties of running the town. Highgate also sends representatives to the Vermont State Legislature to represent their interests at the state level. Local elections often feature hotly contested races for selectboard and other positions, with candidates vying for community support on a wide range of issues. Within Highgate, there are numerous civic organizations that actively engage in conversations about policy and promote voter participation. Residents also regularly meet with their representatives to discuss proposed legislation and advocate for the needs of their community. This strong political engagement ensures that Highgate is an informed and active participant in politics both locally and beyond.
The political climate in Highgate, VT is somewhat conservative.
Franklin County, VT is somewhat liberal. In Franklin County, VT 52.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 43.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Franklin county remained moderately Democratic, 52.7% to 43.6%.
Franklin county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Highgate, VT is somewhat conservative.
Franklin County, Vermont is somewhat liberal.
Burlington-South Burlington 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.
Highgate, 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 Highgate, VT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,018 contributions totaling $42,491 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $42 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 112 contributions totaling $31,857 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $284 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)