Pomfret, VT is a small town located in the northeast corner of the state, and it has a population of just under 1,000 people. The local political scene in Pomfret is dominated by members of the Vermont Democratic Party, who are typically committed to progressive policies such as environmental protection and social justice. Local issues tend to focus on issues that directly affect residents such as housing affordability and access to health care services. Despite its small size, Pomfret takes an active role in shaping how topics like education and infrastructure are handled at the state level. Local politicians work together with their constituents to ensure that everyone has a voice in what happens in town and beyond.
The political climate in Pomfret, VT is somewhat liberal.
Windsor County, VT is very liberal. In Windsor County, VT 67.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 28.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Windsor county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 67.9% to 28.9%.
Windsor county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Pomfret, VT is somewhat liberal.
Windsor County, Vermont 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.
Pomfret, 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 Pomfret, VT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,468 contributions totaling $523,996 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $117 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 138 contributions totaling $34,469 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)