Searsburg, Vermont is a small rural community located in the state's Green Mountain region. It has a wide range of political views and beliefs among the local population. There are several candidates who regularly run for office in the town, each with their own unique ideas on how to best lead the community. The most important issues faced by Searsburg include fiscal responsibility, infrastructure development, and public safety. The candidates must work hard to ensure that the citizens have access to quality services at competitive prices. Additionally, they strive to make sure that all citizens are treated fairly and are given an equal chance to take part in making decisions for their town. Ultimately, residents of Searsburg hope that their elected representatives will be able to create a better future for all involved.
The political climate in Searsburg, 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
Searsburg, 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.
Searsburg, 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 Searsburg, VT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 355 contributions totaling $25,168 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $71 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 9 contributions totaling $2,125 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $236 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)