Milton, Vermont is a small town located in Chittenden County. It is home to an engaged community of citizens who are passionate about local politics. There are a variety of local political candidates running for office this election season, many of whom have strong ties to the Milton community. The issues that the candidates emphasize range from economic development and fiscal responsibility to education and environmental protection. The town is also active in local discussions around civil rights and social justice topics like immigration reform, gun control, and marriage equality. The locals understand the importance of being involved in their town's politics and are passionate about making Milton a better place to live for all residents.
The political climate in Milton, VT is somewhat liberal.
Chittenden County, VT is very liberal. In Chittenden County, VT 75.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 21.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Chittenden county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 75.8% to 21.2%.
Chittenden county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Milton, VT is somewhat liberal.
Chittenden County, Vermont is very liberal.
Burlington-South Burlington Metro Area 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.
Milton, 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 Milton, VT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,338 contributions totaling $108,926 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $47 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 166 contributions totaling $16,024 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $97 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)