The small town of Lemington, VT is a peaceful and quiet place. It's home to around 500 people who all have a strong sense of community and support for one another. The town has its own local government comprised of elected representatives who make decisions that affect the whole town. These representatives are dedicated to ensuring Lemington remains a safe and healthy place to live. They work hard to create laws that protect the rights and interests of their constituents while also striving to improve the quality of life in their hometown. People living in Lemington take pride in their local politics and actively engage in civic discourse and democratic processes. There are many opportunities for citizens to get involved in local politics; from attending meetings at City Hall or volunteering on campaigns, there are ways that everyone can make their voices heard and be part of shaping Lemington's future.
The political climate in Lemington, VT is somewhat 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
Lemington, VT is somewhat 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.
Lemington, 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 Lemington, VT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 178 contributions totaling $28,729 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $161 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $450 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $150 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)