Derby Center, VT is a small town located in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont. With a population of just over 1,200 people, it is a close-knit community with strong connections to its local political representatives. The town has a long history of grassroots civic engagement and an active presence in local and state politics. Recent efforts have focused on issues related to renewable energy, economic development, and sustainable agriculture. Derby Center’s residents are passionate about protecting their environment and promoting social justice. Local candidates for office typically have an established record of involvement with local organizations such as the Rotary Club or the Derby Historical Society. Political campaigns are often heavily rooted in the values of the community and residents stay informed through public forums, debates, and everyday conversations at places like the village store or cafe.
The political climate in Derby Center, 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 Center, 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 Center, 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 Center, VT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 445 contributions totaling $21,523 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $48 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 45 contributions totaling $6,551 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $146 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)