Barnard, VT is a small town located in the heart of Vermont. With a population of 895 people, it is a quaint and charming place filled with friendly faces. The political climate of Barnard is focused on preserving the local beauty and culture while also promoting economic development in the small town. Local political candidates in Barnard seek to ensure that all citizens are represented and taken care of. They focus on issues such as maintaining infrastructure, protecting natural resources, investing in local businesses, and providing public services to meet the needs of the community. Candidates also work to ensure that taxes are fair and affordable for citizens while still allowing for growth and development within the town. During elections, residents come together to choose leaders who will further their interests and take care of them by making decisions that will benefit their families and neighbors alike.
The political climate in Barnard, VT is somewhat liberal.
Windsor County, VT is very liberal. In Windsor County, VT 67.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 28.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Windsor county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 67.9% to 28.9%.
Windsor county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Barnard, VT is somewhat liberal.
Windsor 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.
Barnard, 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 Barnard, VT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,937 contributions totaling $333,281 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $113 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 90 contributions totaling $19,762 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $220 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)