Jay, VT is a small town in the Green Mountains of Vermont. It is primarily populated by families who have been living there for generations, and has strong ties to the rich agricultural heritage of the region. The town government of Jay is made up of a three-member Board of Selectmen, elected by ballot once every two years, and a Town Clerk, who is appointed by the Board. The Selectmen are responsible for managing the town's finances and setting policy for public safety, planning and zoning, public works, recreation and parks, health regulations, tax assessments and other municipal functions. Every two years local political candidates stand for election to serve as selectman on the Jay Town Board. Candidates must be registered voters in Jay and are typically active members of their community with a desire to serve their neighbors. The selection process includes campaigning actively in order to get out their message about why they should be voted into office. In recent years there has been more civic participation in Jay than ever before as citizens seek ways to make improvements in their community.
The political climate in Jay, VT is somewhat conservative.
Orleans County, VT is leaning liberal. In Orleans County, VT 50.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Orleans county remained Democratic, 50.7% to 46.2%.
Orleans county voted Democratic in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Republican in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Jay, VT is somewhat conservative.
Orleans County, Vermont is leaning 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.
Jay, 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 Jay, VT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 171 contributions totaling $3,009 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $18 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $270 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $45 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)