Derby, Vermont is a small town located in the charming Lamoille Valley. It is a small community with a population of just over 3,000 people and is known for its quaint atmosphere and friendly people. Politically, Derby follows the state of Vermont’s overall trend in leaning Democratic. The current mayor of Derby is Miro Weinberger who has been in office since 2012 and was reelected in 2018. He ran as a progressive candidate and has worked to promote economy development and improve access to public transportation throughout his time in office. In addition to the mayor, there are various other forms of local government including Town Select Board members, school board members, justices of the peace, listers, auditors and trustees. All of these positions are vital for ensuring that the town's interests are represented at local levels.
The political climate in Derby, VT is leaning 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
Derby, VT is leaning 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.
Derby, 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 Derby, VT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,337 contributions totaling $65,113 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $49 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 99 contributions totaling $14,892 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $150 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)