Pownal, VT is a small town located in Bennington County. It has a population of about 3,400 people, and is known for its tight-knit community and historic sites. Politically, Pownal is a largely Democratic voting district with many of the local political candidates running on platforms that support the values and needs of the community. Issues such as ensuring adequate funding for education, protecting the environment from further development, and creating jobs are all important topics to the residents of Pownal. Local politicians strive to create an equitable society where everyone's interests are represented regardless of their party affiliation or economic status. They also seek out measures to ensure that taxes are not too high for citizens while still providing essential services for those who need them. Many initiatives such as local job fairs, educational opportunities for youth, and continued investment in infrastructure projects have been undertaken by these leaders to better the lives of Pownal's residents.
The political climate in Pownal, VT is leaning 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
Pownal, VT is leaning 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.
Pownal, 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 Pownal, VT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,669 contributions totaling $155,218 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $93 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 52 contributions totaling $15,131 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $291 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)