Old Bennington, VT is a small town in the northeastern United States with a population of approximately 3,000 people. It has a rich political history that dates back to the early days of the American Revolution. The town has been involved in local, state, and federal politics for centuries. Currently, it is represented by several state representatives from both major parties: Democrat Anne Somerby and Republican Alicia Johnson. Both are experienced politicians who are dedicated to serving their constituents and making sure Old Bennington receives its fair share of support from government programs. Additionally, there is a strong grassroots effort to elect a mayor who will represent Old Bennington at the county level as well as on the state and national stages. This includes lobbying local government officials on issues that are important to residents such as public safety, economic growth, improvements to infrastructure, and educational opportunities. The citizens of Old Bennington take pride in being active participants in their own political future and work hard to ensure that all voices are heard when it comes time to make decisions about how their community should be represented throughout all levels of government.
The political climate in Old Bennington, VT is somewhat liberal.
Bennington County, VT is strongly liberal. In Bennington County, VT 62.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 34.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bennington county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 62.1% to 34.8%.
Bennington county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Old Bennington, VT is somewhat liberal.
Bennington County, Vermont is strongly liberal.
Bennington Metro Area is strongly 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.
Old Bennington, 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 Old Bennington, VT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,431 contributions totaling $83,584 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $58 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 45 contributions totaling $9,961 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $221 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)