Athens, VT is a small town located in Vermont, with a population of approximately 1,590 people. It is a part of Windham County and serves as the county seat. The political scene in Athens, VT is dominated by local issues and the town's residents are dedicated to preserving their rural way of life. Local candidates focus on issues like protecting the environment, providing better education opportunities for the youth, supporting small businesses, and maintaining public safety. They also strive to make sure that all voices in the community are heard and their needs respected. The citizens of Athens are passionate about their politics and take pride in their ability to make a difference in their own backyard through electing candidates that will work hard for them.
The political climate in Athens, VT is leaning 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
Athens, VT is leaning 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.
Athens, 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 Athens, VT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 570 contributions totaling $43,017 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $75 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 31 contributions totaling $6,705 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $216 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)