Goshen, VT is a small rural town located in the Green Mountain State. It is a tight-knit community with just over 900 people. Politically, Goshen has traditionally been very conservative and leans towards supporting Republican candidates in local, state, and national elections. The town has long held traditional values and has often voted for socially conservative candidates who promote fiscal responsibility and smaller government. While there are some progressive voices in the community, most of the residents tend to lean towards more traditional or conservative values when it comes to politics. In recent years, there have been several initiatives put forward by the local government that would benefit all of its citizens regardless of political affiliation. These initiatives include improving infrastructure such as roads and sidewalks as well as creating new recreational opportunities like bike paths and parks. This demonstrates that while politics may be an important consideration in Goshen, VT, everyone is ultimately working together for the betterment of the community at large.
The political climate in Goshen, VT is somewhat liberal.
Addison County, VT is very liberal. In Addison County, VT 68.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 28.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Addison county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 68.0% to 28.6%.
Addison county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Goshen, VT is somewhat liberal.
Addison County, Vermont 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.
Goshen, 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 Goshen, VT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,038 contributions totaling $42,304 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $41 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 18 contributions totaling $896 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)