Montpelier, the capital city of Vermont, is known for its progressive and liberal politics. The city has a long history of supporting candidates and policies that promote social justice, environmental sustainability, and economic growth. Montpelier's local government is led by a mayor-council form of government where members are elected to two year terms. The current mayor is Anne Watson who was appointed following the retirement of former mayor John Hollar in 2020. In addition to Mayor Watson's leadership, the City Council consists of 11 members all elected from each district in the city. They work together to create and implement policy changes for their constituents. Montpelier is also committed to supporting candidates at all levels of government that best represent their interests. From school board elections to national presidential races, Montpelier's residents continue to support progressive values in order to drive positive change.
The political climate in Montpelier, VT is moderately liberal.
Washington County, VT is very liberal. In Washington County, VT 71.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 25.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washington county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 71.3% to 25.3%.
Washington county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Montpelier, VT is moderately liberal.
Washington County, Vermont is very liberal.
Barre 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.
Montpelier, 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 Montpelier, VT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,304 contributions totaling $352,500 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $66 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 151 contributions totaling $24,991 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $166 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)