Castleton, VT is a small town located in the state of Vermont. It has a strong sense of community and a rich history as one of the oldest towns in the state. Politically, Castleton is an independent town, and generally leans towards conservative policies. There is no local political party affiliation or representation for Castleton residents. However, there are several initiatives that have been taken to increase civic engagement among residents, such as voter registration drives and educational programs on voting rights and civic engagement. Additionally, representatives from both major party candidates visit the town during election seasons to talk about their campaigns and encourage people to vote. Overall, Castleton provides its citizens with a unique opportunity to participate in democracy without having to be affiliated with any particular political party or ideology.
The political climate in Castleton, VT is leaning liberal.
Rutland County, VT is somewhat liberal. In Rutland County, VT 53.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 43.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Rutland county remained strongly Democratic, 53.7% to 43.2%.
Rutland county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Castleton, VT is leaning liberal.
Rutland County, Vermont is somewhat liberal.
Rutland Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Castleton, 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 Castleton, VT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 711 contributions totaling $41,205 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $58 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 81 contributions totaling $5,864 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $72 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)