Hardwick, VT is a small town with a population of approximately 3,500 people. It has a rich history and has been known for its farming heritage as well as its involvement in politics. The town elects officials who are responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of the municipality. Recently, there have been several elections with hard-fought campaigns between competing candidates from different parties. Issues such as economic development, education, the environment and public safety are among the topics that have been debated in recent elections. In addition to local elections, Hardwick residents also take part in state and national elections by voting for their preferred political representatives at all levels of government. This participation ensures that their voices are heard in the political process and that they have a say in how their community is shaped by elected officials.
The political climate in Hardwick, VT is leaning conservative.
Caledonia County, VT is somewhat liberal. In Caledonia County, VT 55.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 40.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Caledonia county remained very strongly Democratic, 55.7% to 40.5%.
Caledonia county voted Democratic in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Republican in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hardwick, VT is leaning conservative.
Caledonia County, Vermont 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.
Hardwick, Vermont: r 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 Hardwick, VT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 948 contributions totaling $40,314 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $43 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 14 contributions totaling $2,170 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $155 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)