Brownington, VT is a small town in the northeast corner of the state. It is home to a modest population of around 2,000 people and has a tight-knit community that is united by a strong sense of pride. Politics in Brownington are quite active as residents come together to discuss important issues and voice their opinions on local matters. The town has its own mayor and council who are elected every two years, and they strive to address the needs of the people while also maintaining the values that make Brownington unique. There are also other local political offices held throughout the county such as state representatives and senators, all of whom work together to ensure that everyone's voices are heard when it comes to making decisions about how best to govern Brownington.
The political climate in Brownington, VT is somewhat conservative.
Orleans County, VT is leaning liberal. In Orleans County, VT 50.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Orleans county remained Democratic, 50.7% to 46.2%.
Orleans county voted Democratic in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Republican in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Brownington, VT is somewhat conservative.
Orleans County, Vermont is leaning 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.
Brownington, Vermont: r 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 Brownington, VT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 318 contributions totaling $16,209 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $51 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 41 contributions totaling $5,658 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $138 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)