Westford, VT is a small community located in Chittenden County. It has a long history of being an active, engaged town with a strong sense of civic responsibility and involvement. Politically, the town has traditionally leaned towards moderate views and encourages its residents to work together towards shared goals. The local government is run by a selectboard who work closely with citizens to ensure progressive policies are in place and that Westford remains connected to other towns in the area. Citizens are encouraged to get involved and voice their opinions on local decisions that have an impact on Westford. Local elections take place every two years and residents have the opportunity to vote for candidates who share their values and perspectives on issues that affect their community.
The political climate in Westford, VT is somewhat liberal.
Chittenden County, VT is very liberal. In Chittenden County, VT 75.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 21.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Chittenden county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 75.8% to 21.2%.
Chittenden county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Westford, VT is somewhat liberal.
Chittenden County, Vermont is very liberal.
Burlington-South Burlington 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.
Westford, 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 Westford, VT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,413 contributions totaling $226,565 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $66 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 195 contributions totaling $24,035 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $123 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)