Middletown Springs, VT is a small rural town located in the state of Vermont. The town has a long history and is known for its beautiful rolling hills and farmland. The population size is approximately 1,100 people, with most living within the town limits. As a rural town, Middletown Springs relies heavily on its local government to address issues that affect the residents. Currently there are no local political candidates running for office in Middletown Springs and therefore the citizens must use their vote to influence change at the state level. Residents of Middletown Springs take an active role in their local politics by attending public meetings and forums to learn more about current issues facing their community. Additionally, they can communicate with elected officials through email or letters about specific concerns or issues they feel should be addressed. Through these efforts, Middletown Springs residents are able to have their voices heard and help shape the future of their community.
The political climate in Middletown Springs, 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
Middletown Springs, 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.
Middletown Springs, 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 Middletown Springs, VT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 173 contributions totaling $23,141 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $134 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7 contributions totaling $340 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $49 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)