North Troy, VT is a small town with a rich political history. Although the population is relatively small at just over 1,000 people, the citizens of North Troy take their politics seriously. Every election season brings out passionate debates about local candidates and issues that are important to the people in the community. The local government consists of five elected officials from various wards that work together to form policy and pass legislation for the betterment of the community. There is also a school board that helps make decisions regarding school programs and activities, as well as making sure the schools are running smoothly. North Troy has always prided itself on having open and transparent public meetings where residents can come voice their concerns or opinions. The town also hosts several events such as candidate forums, sporting events, parades, and festivals throughout the year that provides residents with opportunities to connect with each other and be involved in the political process within their community.
The political climate in North Troy, VT is leaning conservative.
Orleans County, VT is leaning liberal. In Orleans County, VT 50.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Orleans county remained Democratic, 50.7% to 46.2%.
Orleans county voted Democratic in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Republican in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
North Troy, VT is leaning conservative.
Orleans County, Vermont is leaning 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.
North Troy, Vermont: r 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 North Troy, VT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 171 contributions totaling $3,009 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $18 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $270 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $45 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)