South Barre, Vermont is a small town located in central Vermont. Politically, South Barre is part of the larger Washington County and has strong representation in both the Vermont State Legislature and the United States Congress. In terms of local politics, there are several elected positions that represent South Barre, such as Town Clerk, Town Treasurer, Select Board members, Constable and other municipal roles. The people of South Barre have consistently voted for progressive candidates who prioritize economic development, environmental protection, and community engagement. This can be seen in their past decisions to invest in public infrastructure projects, promote renewable energy sources and protect open spaces. From the local level all the way up to the federal level, South Barre’s residents have consistently demonstrated an interest in engaging with political issues in meaningful ways.
The political climate in South Barre, VT is somewhat liberal.
Washington County, VT is very liberal. In Washington County, VT 71.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 25.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washington county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 71.3% to 25.3%.
Washington county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
South Barre, VT is somewhat liberal.
Washington County, Vermont is very liberal.
Barre Metro Area 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.
South Barre, 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 South Barre, VT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,021 contributions totaling $55,387 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $54 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 90 contributions totaling $38,950 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $433 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)