Dorset, VT Voting


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Dorset, VT is a small town located in the beautiful Green Mountains of Vermont. Dorset is known for its charming downtown and its friendly people who take pride in their community. Despite its small size, Dorset has an active political system that allows local citizens to have their voices heard. Local residents can get involved in politics by joining groups such as the Dorset Chamber of Commerce or the Dorset Citizens Council. These two organizations offer citizens a chance to discuss topics ranging from economic development to environmental issues with their peers and with elected officials, allowing for meaningful dialogue about important issues. Additionally, many public events are held throughout the year, including town meetings and special elections. During these events, Dorset locals can take advantage of the opportunity to learn more about local politics and even cast their vote if they choose to do so.

The political climate in Dorset, VT is leaning liberal.

Bennington County, VT is strongly liberal. In Bennington County, VT 62.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 34.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.

In the last Presidential election, Bennington county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 62.1% to 34.8%.
Bennington county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.


The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index

Dorset, VT is leaning liberal.


Bennington County, Vermont is strongly liberal.

Bennington Metro Area is strongly liberal.

Vermont 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.

Dorset, 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 Dorset, VT

In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,674 contributions totaling $124,454 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $74 per contribution.

In the last 4 years, there were 123 contributions totaling $38,081 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $310 per contribution.

(source: Federal Election Commission)

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