Clarendon, VT is a small town located in Rutland County that has a rich political history. While the town's population does not exceed five thousand, the local politics of Clarendon are vibrant and engaging. The town is governed by a three-member selectboard that meets regularly to discuss issues ranging from budgeting to zoning. Local residents can get involved in the decision making process by attending selectboard meetings or by running for office themselves. There are several different political parties represented in Clarendon, and those who reside in the area can find candidates from all sides of the aisle during election season. Residents of Clarendon can also be proactive about their local politics through attending community forums and participating in campaigns and causes they believe in.
The political climate in Clarendon, VT is leaning conservative.
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
Clarendon, VT is leaning conservative.
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.
Clarendon, 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 Clarendon, VT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 507 contributions totaling $38,544 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $76 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 61 contributions totaling $7,783 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $128 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)