Lincoln, Vermont is a small town in the Green Mountain State with a population of just about 1,200 people. Despite its size, Lincoln has an active political landscape. Local politics in Lincoln revolve around issues such as fiscal responsibility, economic development, and preserving the town’s rural charm. The town is represented in the state legislature by two representatives from each of the major parties. Lincoln also elects a selectman and other local officials to oversee municipal affairs. Recently, residents have been engaged in debates surrounding climate change and renewable energy initiatives. Through their elected officials and grassroots efforts, citizens continue to work together to ensure that their voices are heard on matters that affect their lives every day.
The political climate in Lincoln, VT is somewhat 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
Lincoln, VT is somewhat 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.
Lincoln, 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 Lincoln, VT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,980 contributions totaling $93,739 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $47 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 93 contributions totaling $10,691 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $115 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)