Shaftsbury, Vermont is a small town located in the southern part of the state near Bennington. It is an eclectic community with a population of about 3,800 people. The town has a vibrant local government that is focused on creating and maintaining a safe and prosperous community. The town’s Board of Selectmen meet regularly to discuss issues and plan for the future of Shaftsbury. They are dedicated to providing equal representation from all parts of the community from rural areas to urban centers. Local elections are held every two years, when residents can vote for candidates who best represent their interests, making sure their voices are heard. There are also various committees and boards that work together to ensure that Shaftsbury remains a peaceful and prosperous place to live.
The political climate in Shaftsbury, VT is leaning liberal.
Bennington County, VT is strongly liberal. In Bennington County, VT 62.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 34.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bennington county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 62.1% to 34.8%.
Bennington county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Shaftsbury, VT is leaning liberal.
Bennington County, Vermont is strongly liberal.
Bennington Metro Area is strongly 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.
Shaftsbury, 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 Shaftsbury, VT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,673 contributions totaling $242,306 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $52 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 200 contributions totaling $28,362 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $142 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)