Bristol, Vermont is a small town situated in the green mountains of Addison County. With a population of about 3,800 people, Bristol is known for its rich history and stunning natural beauty. Politically, the town is largely progressive and votes Democratic in most elections. Bristol residents are passionate about supporting their local candidates, who represent them both in state and national issues. Locals proudly support their representatives in the Vermont State House as well as Congresswoman Peter Welch. Over the years, Bristol has been a proud supporter of progressive policies such as environmental protection, health care reform, and gun control legislation. The town actively engages with current political issues to ensure that the needs of the community are met. In recent years, Bristol has put forth strong efforts to protect its natural environment by promoting clean energy initiatives and fighting climate change through sustainable practices.
The political climate in Bristol, VT is somewhat liberal.
Addison County, VT is very liberal. In Addison County, VT 68.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 28.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Addison county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 68.0% to 28.6%.
Addison county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bristol, VT is somewhat liberal.
Addison 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.
Bristol, 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 Bristol, VT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,303 contributions totaling $207,800 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $48 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 186 contributions totaling $21,382 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $115 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)