Norton, VT is a small rural town located in the Northeast corner of Vermont. It is home to around 1,000 people and known for its natural beauty and strong community spirit. Politics in Norton, VT are largely influenced by the local government which is comprised of a board of selectmen and chaired by a town moderator. The town has no political party affiliation and all local elections are nonpartisan. Citizens have the opportunity to vote on local issues such as budget appropriations, school district budgets, and public works projects. Additionally, there are several committees that address topics like emergency services management and agricultural zoning regulations. As a result, Norton’s citizens have the opportunity to actively shape their community through their active participation in the political process.
The political climate in Norton, VT is somewhat conservative.
Essex County, VT is somewhat conservative. In Essex County, VT 42.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Essex county remained strongly Republican, 53.9% to 42.7%.
Essex county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Norton, VT is somewhat conservative.
Essex County, Vermont is somewhat conservative.
Berlin Metro Area is leaning conservative.
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.
Norton, Vermont: R R D D R R
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 Norton, VT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 30 contributions totaling $762 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $25 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)