South Shaftsbury, VT is a small rural town located in the state of Vermont. It has a rich political history and its citizens take pride in their local politics. The town is governed by a board of selectmen which includes three members who are elected to two-year terms. Each year the town holds elections for various offices, such as Town Clerk, Treasurer, and Police Chief. The residents of South Shaftsbury also have the opportunity to participate in the democratic process by voting for their preferred political candidates in local and national elections. In recent years, South Shaftsbury has seen an increase in political involvement from its citizens with more people taking part in town meetings and voting on important issues that affect them and their neighbors. With an engaged citizenry, South Shaftsbury is sure to remain an active political hub for many years to come.
The political climate in South Shaftsbury, 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
South Shaftsbury, 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.
South Shaftsbury, 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 South Shaftsbury, VT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,767 contributions totaling $96,604 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $55 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 97 contributions totaling $13,406 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $138 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)