Jeffersonville, VT is a small town with a population of around 7,000 people. It is home to a vibrant local political scene that is committed to the preservation of the town’s unique cultural and historical heritage. Residents are highly engaged in civic life, from voting in local elections to attending public meetings and participating in community-wide conversations. The town prides itself on its full representation of citizens in all levels of government, from the local Selectboard and Town Meeting Representatives to Regional Councils and the State Legislature. Jeffersonville has been recognized for its commitment to democracy with awards, such as the National Civic League's All-America City Award, which it received in 2004. Overall, locals take great pride in their ability to take part in making decisions that affect their community and work together to create positive change for Jeffersonville.
The political climate in Jeffersonville, VT is somewhat liberal.
Lamoille County, VT is very liberal. In Lamoille County, VT 68.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 27.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lamoille county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 68.7% to 27.9%.
Lamoille county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Jeffersonville, VT is somewhat liberal.
Lamoille 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.
Jeffersonville, 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 Jeffersonville, VT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 298 contributions totaling $14,878 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 152 contributions totaling $12,122 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $80 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)