Duxbury, VT is a small town in Vermont with a population of just over 650 people. This quaint town is governed by the Town Clerk, who is elected to two-year terms as well as five select board members. The Select Board is responsible for setting the budget and making decisions regarding the town’s infrastructure; they are elected to three-year staggered terms. They also have numerous committees and commissions that are responsible for various projects and initiatives. As far as political affiliations, Duxbury does not have any specific party affiliation; all candidates run on their own merits and platforms, with no partisan politics involved in the process. The citizens take their civic duties seriously and vote for candidates based on their merit rather than party line. This allows for more open dialogue between local politicians and community members, allowing for a smooth governing process in Duxbury.
The political climate in Duxbury, VT is somewhat liberal.
Washington County, VT is very liberal. In Washington County, VT 71.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 25.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washington county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 71.3% to 25.3%.
Washington county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Duxbury, VT is somewhat liberal.
Washington County, Vermont is very liberal.
Barre Metro Area 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.
Duxbury, 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 Duxbury, VT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,531 contributions totaling $113,355 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $74 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 20 contributions totaling $4,850 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $243 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)