Grafton, VT is a small town located in Windham County, nestled in the Green Mountains of Vermont. It has an active local politics scene, with citizens regularly attending Town Meetings and voting on decisions that affect their community. Many important decisions are made at these meetings, from approving funding for certain projects to deciding the fate of local businesses. There are also numerous political clubs in Grafton dedicated to educating and informing citizens about current issues and policies. The town boasts of two major political parties; the Democratic Party and the Republican Party. Each party has its own platform, ideals, and leaders who actively engage with local constituents and work towards enacting change within the community. Local politicians often visit schools and other public forums to discuss their views on important topics facing Grafton. With a vibrant political culture, Grafton is a great place to get involved in politics or just learn more about how our government works!
The political climate in Grafton, VT is somewhat liberal.
Windham County, VT is very liberal. In Windham County, VT 72.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 24.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Windham county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 72.1% to 24.7%.
Windham county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Grafton, VT is somewhat liberal.
Windham 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.
Grafton, 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 Grafton, VT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 78 contributions totaling $5,657 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $73 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 17 contributions totaling $4,150 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $244 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)