East Haven, VT is a small town of around 2,000 people nestled in the foothills of the Green Mountains. It has a long history of quaint small-town life and politics, and it is home to a wide variety of political candidates. The local political scene in East Haven is quite diverse due to its location in between the more liberal Burlington area to the north and the more conservative Rutland area to the south. As a result, there are candidates from both sides of the aisle running for office here. In terms of local issues, East Haven residents generally support investing in infrastructure improvements and protecting local forests and open spaces. They also strongly believe that everyone should have access to affordable health care coverage, quality education, and a living wage. Furthermore, East Haven citizens are passionate about preserving their rural community character while embracing new ideas for economic development opportunities that can help their town grow.
The political climate in East Haven, VT is moderately conservative.
Essex County, VT is somewhat conservative. In Essex County, VT 42.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Essex county remained strongly Republican, 53.9% to 42.7%.
Essex county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
East Haven, VT is moderately conservative.
Essex County, Vermont is somewhat conservative.
Berlin Metro Area is leaning conservative.
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.
East Haven, Vermont: R R D D R R
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 East Haven, VT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 41 contributions totaling $4,050 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $99 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7 contributions totaling $1,600 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $229 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)