Fair Haven, VT is a small town in the Western region of the state. It has a close-knit community that values local politics and citizen engagement in the decision-making process. This commitment to local civic involvement can be seen in the large number of candidates that run for office each year, with representatives from both major political parties seeking to serve Fair Haven residents. The town council is also actively engaged in the development of policy initiatives that will benefit the entire community. Local citizens are encouraged to participate in town meetings and other activities organized by the government to make their voices heard on important issues. This level of engagement ensures that Fair Haven remains an active and vibrant place where everyone feels equally represented and valued.
The political climate in Fair Haven, VT is leaning liberal.
Rutland County, VT is somewhat liberal. In Rutland County, VT 53.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 43.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Rutland county remained strongly Democratic, 53.7% to 43.2%.
Rutland county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Fair Haven, VT is leaning liberal.
Rutland County, Vermont is somewhat liberal.
Rutland Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Fair Haven, 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 Fair Haven, VT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 568 contributions totaling $33,154 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $58 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 12 contributions totaling $970 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $81 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)