Craftsbury, VT is a small town with a population of under 1000. Although the town itself is small, its political presence in the local government is strong. The town's politicians are committed to providing their citizens with equitable representation and advocating for issues that matter to them, such as public education, environmental protection, and economic development. In recent years, Craftsbury has seen many new elected officials enter office who have brought diverse perspectives to the table. These leaders strive to involve the community in decision-making processes and ensure that everyone living in Craftsbury has equal access to resources and opportunities.
The political climate in Craftsbury, 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
Craftsbury, 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.
Craftsbury, 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 Craftsbury, VT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 393 contributions totaling $16,535 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $42 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 8 contributions totaling $1,195 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $149 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)