Ira, VT is a small rural town with a population of just over 1,000 people. It is governed by its mayor and board of selectmen, who are elected every two years in local elections. Ira's local politics focus on maintaining the community's unique rural character and preserving the small-town atmosphere for which it is known. Residents often take part in town meetings to discuss issues affecting the town and have their voices heard on matters that impact their lives. Additionally, local candidates often run for office with a focus on addressing the needs of their constituents and ensuring that Ira's citizens are adequately represented. The politicians in Ira strive to ensure that their policies create an environment where everyone can thrive and be productive members of the community.
The political climate in Ira, VT is leaning conservative.
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
Ira, VT is leaning conservative.
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.
Ira, 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 Ira, VT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 368 contributions totaling $18,393 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 26 contributions totaling $3,241 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $125 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)