Essex Junction, VT is a small town located in the northern part of the state. It is governed locally by a Board of Selectmen and Town Meeting Members elected by residents. There is an active political scene in Essex Junction with many local candidates vying for public office each election cycle. Residents can become involved in civic organizations such as the Essex Junction Civic League and take part in local debates. The Town Meeting Members are responsible for deciding on important policy decisions that affect life in Essex Junction, making it an important place to stay informed about local politics.
The political climate in Essex Junction, VT is moderately liberal.
Chittenden County, VT is very liberal. In Chittenden County, VT 75.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 21.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Chittenden county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 75.8% to 21.2%.
Chittenden county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Essex Junction, VT is moderately liberal.
Chittenden County, Vermont is very liberal.
Burlington-South Burlington 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.
Essex Junction, 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 Essex Junction, VT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,396 contributions totaling $153,017 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $64 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 156 contributions totaling $20,262 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $130 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)