Waterbury, VT is a small town located in the scenic Green Mountains of Vermont. It is home to many outdoor activities, as well as a thriving restaurant and arts scene. While Waterbury is known for its peaceful atmosphere, it also has an active local politics scene. The town government consists of a select board that oversees the day to day decisions and operations in Waterbury. Board members are elected by the local community each year. Citizens of Waterbury have access to public meetings and forums where they can engage with their local government and voice any concerns or opinions they may have on topics affecting the town. Additionally, candidates for statewide offices often come through Waterbury during their campaigns to connect with voters in the community. Through these efforts, citizens of Waterbury are able to make their voices heard on issues impacting not only their town, but all of Vermont.
The political climate in Waterbury, VT is moderately 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
Waterbury, VT is moderately 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.
Waterbury, 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 Waterbury, VT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,764 contributions totaling $199,120 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $72 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 72 contributions totaling $18,452 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $256 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)