Sheldon, VT is a small town in the Northeast corner of the state with a population of approximately 2,000 people. Despite its size, Sheldon is home to many active political voices. Each election season, locals come together to discuss important issues and debate their different points of view. Candidates from both major parties vie for support by representing their views on topics like taxes, education, and healthcare. During local elections, voters have the opportunity to choose representatives who will fight for their interests in city hall. Whether Democrat or Republican, Sheldon citizens are passionate about engaging in politics and making sure their voice is heard.
The political climate in Sheldon, VT is somewhat conservative.
Franklin County, VT is somewhat liberal. In Franklin County, VT 52.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 43.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Franklin county remained moderately Democratic, 52.7% to 43.6%.
Franklin county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sheldon, VT is somewhat conservative.
Franklin County, Vermont is somewhat liberal.
Burlington-South Burlington Metro Area 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.
Sheldon, 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 Sheldon, VT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,410 contributions totaling $45,051 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $32 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 106 contributions totaling $26,289 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $248 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)