Wolcott, VT is a small rural town in Northern Vermont. Politically, the town follows the overall political trends of the state as a whole, being mainly a Democratic-leaning area. During election cycles, local residents are engaged with the issues that resonate most with them and their families. The local candidates for office are usually well-known members of the community who have been involved in civic life for many years. These candidates use their experience and knowledge to create solutions for the problems facing our town and its people. The current local political landscape reflects the values of Wolcott’s citizens and overall focus on small town resilience and well-being.
The political climate in Wolcott, VT is leaning liberal.
Lamoille County, VT is very liberal. In Lamoille County, VT 68.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 27.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lamoille county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 68.7% to 27.9%.
Lamoille county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Wolcott, VT is leaning liberal.
Lamoille 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.
Wolcott, 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 Wolcott, VT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 558 contributions totaling $11,666 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $21 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $298 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $60 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)