Salisbury, VT is a small town in the northwestern corner of the state, located on the shores of Lake Champlain. It has a population of just over 1,000 people and is home to a vibrant community full of friendly locals who take pride in their small-town way of life. Despite its size, Salisbury has an active and engaged political system. The local government is headed by a Selectboard which consists of three elected members who work together to decide on issues ranging from public safety to infrastructure projects. Every two years, residents can vote for candidates running for positions on the Selectboard at the Town Meeting Day elections. Additionally, Salisbury is represented at the state level by two legislators in Vermont’s House and Senate. All local politicians are committed to ensuring that residents have access to quality services and resources while preserving the unique character of this rural area.
The political climate in Salisbury, VT is leaning liberal.
Addison County, VT is very liberal. In Addison County, VT 68.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 28.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Addison county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 68.0% to 28.6%.
Addison county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Salisbury, VT is leaning liberal.
Addison 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.
Salisbury, 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 Salisbury, VT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,233 contributions totaling $60,373 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $49 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 28 contributions totaling $7,396 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $264 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)