Charlotte, Vermont is a small rural town located in the state's western region. It is known for its stunning mountainous scenery and historic charm. Despite its small size, Charlotte has an active political scene that keeps its citizens engaged in local and regional policies. Local elections are held every two years with candidates vying for positions on the Select Board, Highway Commission and Budget Committee. Issues such as property taxes, school funding, and development plans are common topics of debate among local candidates. Citizens of Charlotte take local politics seriously and show up to cast their ballots during election season. They understand how important it is to have their voices heard when it comes to making decisions that affect their community’s future.
The political climate in Charlotte, VT is somewhat liberal.
Chittenden County, VT is very liberal. In Chittenden County, VT 75.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 21.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Chittenden county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 75.8% to 21.2%.
Chittenden county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Charlotte, VT is somewhat liberal.
Chittenden County, Vermont is very liberal.
Burlington-South Burlington Metro Area 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.
Charlotte, 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 Charlotte, VT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,805 contributions totaling $457,089 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $163 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 34 contributions totaling $23,475 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $690 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)