Poultney is a small rural town in the state of Vermont. It is home to around 2,000 residents and is the epitome of small-town life. While the town may be considered quaint, it still boasts an active political scene with many dedicated individuals. The politics of Poultney are driven by its citizens who come together to make informed decisions about their community’s future. The local government consists of several elected officials including a Town Clerk, Treasurer, Select Board Members and other department heads who work together to ensure the needs of their constituents are met. In addition, Poultney features organized public discussion forums where residents can discuss current events, propose new ideas or discuss how certain issues should be addressed within the community. These forums provide a great opportunity for people to voice their opinions and have an impact on decision making processes. All in all, Poultney’s political culture can serve as an example of what successful small-town politics looks like.
The political climate in Poultney, 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
Poultney, 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.
Poultney, 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 Poultney, VT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 753 contributions totaling $74,982 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 117 contributions totaling $11,961 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $102 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)