Mount Tabor, VT is a small town located in the heart of Vermont's countryside. The local politics in Mount Tabor involve a small, but dedicated group of citizens who are passionate about their town’s well-being. Local governments are run by the town select board and include the Town Clerk, Treasurer and other appointed officers. All decisions made by the select board are voted on by residents through annual town meetings. These meetings bring together people from all backgrounds to discuss important topics related to local government and address any issues that may affect the community. Additionally, there is an active school board which is responsible for creating policies that benefit the town’s schools and students. All of these decisions are made with an aim to ensure that Mount Tabor remains a welcoming and thriving community for all its citizens.
The political climate in Mount Tabor, 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
Mount Tabor, 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.
Mount Tabor, 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 Mount Tabor, VT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 703 contributions totaling $62,654 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $89 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 48 contributions totaling $5,993 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $125 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)