Morristown, VT is a small town in Vermont with a population of roughly 5,900 people. It is home to many different government officials and local organizations that serve the citizens of the community. The town is lead by an elected mayor and board of selectmen. Each year, citizens can elect their representatives to office by voting in either the primary or general election. Additionally, Morristown hosts multiple town meetings throughout the year allowing citizens to have a say in how their town runs. By participating in these meetings, citizens can learn about current politics and voice their opinions on issues they care about most. In addition to the elected officials at the local level, Morristown also plays a role in state-wide politics by sending representatives to Montpelier for legislative duties. Overall, Morristown's political system is active and engaged with its constituents providing important opportunities for locals to be involved with politics within their own community.
The political climate in Morristown, 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
Morristown, 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.
Morristown, 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 Morristown, VT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,014 contributions totaling $108,274 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $54 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 32 contributions totaling $7,256 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $227 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)