The small town of Peacham, Vermont is home to a diverse and engaged community. Although the town does not have many political representatives on a state or national level, the locals are involved in their local politics. Every two years, the community holds an election for town office positions such as selectman, listers, treasurer, auditor and constable. The candidates are often residents who have shown commitment to their local government and who wish to serve their community with enthusiasm and dedication. These elected officials take responsibility for things like approving and overseeing spending within the town budget, ensuring that public safety is maintained, maintaining public roads and bridges, hiring police officers when needed and managing waste management services. In addition to these roles, many of these officials are active in promoting local events such as art shows or music festivals that help bring the community together. Through this involvement in local politics, Peacham residents can ensure that their voices are heard and that they are represented on all levels of government.
The political climate in Peacham, VT is leaning conservative.
Caledonia County, VT is somewhat liberal. In Caledonia County, VT 55.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 40.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Caledonia county remained very strongly Democratic, 55.7% to 40.5%.
Caledonia county voted Democratic in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Republican in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Peacham, VT is leaning conservative.
Caledonia County, Vermont 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.
Peacham, Vermont: r 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 Peacham, VT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,210 contributions totaling $184,619 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $153 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 23 contributions totaling $5,665 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $246 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)