Leicester, VT is a small town located in central Vermont. It has a population of just over 1,300 people and is part of Addison County. The town is governed by a three-member elected Board of Selectmen, which is responsible for enacting policy decisions and appointing committees to oversee the day-to-day operations. Additionally, Leicester also has an annual town meeting where citizens come together to vote on local issues and initiatives. Local elections are held each year in March to decide who will represent the town in various roles, including for the Board of Selectmen. In recent years there have been debates about topics such as taxes and infrastructure; residents have expressed their views on these matters at the polls as well as at town meetings. Leicester also holds special elections from time to time for particular ballot initiatives that require a voter referendum. Through these elections, Leicester's citizens can continue to shape its future direction and policies.
The political climate in Leicester, VT is leaning 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
Leicester, VT is leaning 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.
Leicester, 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 Leicester, VT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,317 contributions totaling $64,143 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $49 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 34 contributions totaling $7,947 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $234 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)