Pittsfield, VT is a small town with a population of approximately 1,500 people. The town has a strong sense of community spirit and is proud to have its own local governing bodies. These include the town selectboard, which is composed of three elected officials who are responsible for making decisions on behalf of the citizens. In addition to this, Pittsfield also boasts a variety of other boards and committees that serve the town’s best interests. Elections are held annually for all of these positions, and local political candidates often campaign vigorously to gain support from their constituents. As such, Pittsfield residents take their political involvement seriously and ensure that they choose representatives who will make decisions in line with their own views and values.
The political climate in Pittsfield, VT is leaning conservative.
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
Pittsfield, VT is leaning conservative.
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.
Pittsfield, 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 Pittsfield, VT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 400 contributions totaling $16,107 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $40 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 191 contributions totaling $135,368 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $709 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)