Fletcher, VT is a small town located in the Green Mountains with a population of just under 500 people. It is known for its quaint charm and warm community spirit. The town has a mayor and board of selectmen that handle all the local government decisions and policies. The mayor is elected in an annual town-wide election, while the board is made up of 5 members who are also elected by Fletcher residents. Local issues such as budgeting, zoning, infrastructure improvements, economic development projects, and public safety initiatives are all managed by these leaders. In addition to the Mayor and Board of Selectmen, Fletcher also elects state representatives to represent their interests at the state level. With a small population but an engaged electorate, politics in Fletcher can be both highly competitive and highly rewarding for those involved.
The political climate in Fletcher, VT is somewhat conservative.
Franklin County, VT is somewhat liberal. In Franklin County, VT 52.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 43.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Franklin county remained moderately Democratic, 52.7% to 43.6%.
Franklin county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Fletcher, VT is somewhat conservative.
Franklin County, Vermont is somewhat 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.
Fletcher, 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 Fletcher, VT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 959 contributions totaling $51,832 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $54 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 201 contributions totaling $21,286 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $106 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)