Killington, VT is a small town located in the state of Vermont. It is a popular tourist destination, known for its ski resorts and outdoor activities. The town has a strong sense of community with many local businesses that make it unique and charming. Politically, Killington is part of the larger Rutland County. There are several candidates representing the Republican and Democratic parties running for office in this upcoming election. Among them are Governor Phil Scott (Republican) and Christine Hallquist (Democrat). With two very different candidates, it will surely be an interesting election season for Killington’s residents. Locally, there are also Town Council members up for reelection who work to ensure the well-being of the community by making decisions on budget allocations and infrastructure projects. This year's race is sure to be exciting as Killington residents decide who will lead their town into the future.
The political climate in Killington, VT is leaning liberal.
Rutland County, VT is somewhat liberal. In Rutland County, VT 53.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 43.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Rutland county remained strongly Democratic, 53.7% to 43.2%.
Rutland county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Killington, VT is leaning liberal.
Rutland County, Vermont is somewhat liberal.
Rutland Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Killington, 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 Killington, VT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 158 contributions totaling $12,481 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $79 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 11 contributions totaling $105 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $10 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)