Shrewsbury is a small town located in Rutland County, Vermont. Although it is a small rural community, it maintains a vibrant political scene. Local politics in Shrewsbury are focused on maintaining the town's unique character and creating vibrant and sustainable economic development opportunities for residents. The Town of Shrewsbury has an elected Select Board that works to ensure that town services are delivered efficiently. Residents of Shrewsbury also participate in local elections, voting for representatives at the state and county levels. These officials are responsible for representing the interests of the citizens of Shrewsbury in state government issues such as taxation, education, public safety, and health care. The town also hosts regular public forums allowing citizens to express their opinions on various topics related to local politics and policy decisions. These events provide an important opportunity for citizens to stay informed about political developments and engage with local leaders.
The political climate in Shrewsbury, 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
Shrewsbury, 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.
Shrewsbury, 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 Shrewsbury, VT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 831 contributions totaling $34,932 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $42 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 8 contributions totaling $2,000 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)