Northfield, VT is a small town situated in the beautiful Green Mountains of Vermont. The town has a population of just over 5,000 people and is home to several institutions such as Norwich University and Vermont Technical College. While Northfield does not have its own local political candidates, it is heavily influenced by statewide and national politics. Vermonters pride themselves on their independent spirit, so Northfield residents tend to be quite progressive when it comes to voting. In recent years, the town has turned out for both Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren in their respective presidential campaigns. Locally, though there are no specific candidates running for office in Northfield, state representatives from the area will often visit to talk with residents about upcoming legislation or present their stances on issues at hand. Regardless of who they vote for or what issues they choose to prioritize, the citizens of Northfield take their civic duty seriously and strive to make their voice heard through the ballot box.
The political climate in Northfield, 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
Northfield, 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.
Northfield, 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 Northfield, VT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,135 contributions totaling $41,070 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $36 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 131 contributions totaling $24,182 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $185 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)