Westminster, Vermont is a small town situated in the southeastern corner of the state. With a population of just over 1,000, it is the quintessential rural New England town with rolling hills and stunning scenery. While Westminster is quite small in size, that doesn't mean that it lacks political involvement. There are several different local organizations as well as representatives from both major parties who often come to Westminster to discuss issues of importance to the community. From town meetings where residents can voice their opinions to rallies for local candidates running for office, Westminster's citizens proudly participate in their local political process. Local elections are especially important here; voter turnout is consistently high and candidates must work hard to get out the vote if they want to have a chance of being elected. No matter what your political affiliation may be, Westminster's residents take great pride in participating in their local politics and making sure their voices are heard on issues that affect them.
The political climate in Westminster, VT is somewhat liberal.
Windham County, VT is very liberal. In Windham County, VT 72.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 24.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Windham county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 72.1% to 24.7%.
Windham county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Westminster, VT is somewhat liberal.
Windham County, Vermont 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.
Westminster, 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 Westminster, VT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 9,714 contributions totaling $613,229 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 148 contributions totaling $10,354 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $70 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)