Strafford, Vermont is a small town with a rich history of political involvement. The citizens of Strafford take a great deal of pride in their local politics, and take an active interest in the decisions that affect their community. In recent years, Strafford has seen an increase in the number of candidates running for local office, each one eager to make changes and improve the town. Each candidate brings their own unique ideas and perspectives on how they believe Strafford should be run. Residents have plenty of opportunity to get involved in local politics by attending town hall meetings and speaking out on important issues. Whether it's advocating for improved school funding or proposing new legislation, Strafford's citizens are passionate about their community's well-being.
The political climate in Strafford, VT is leaning liberal.
Orange County, VT is strongly liberal. In Orange County, VT 60.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 36.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Orange county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 60.2% to 36.1%.
Orange county voted Democratic in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Republican in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Strafford, VT is leaning liberal.
Orange County, Vermont 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.
Strafford, Vermont: r 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 Strafford, VT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,160 contributions totaling $75,312 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $65 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 35 contributions totaling $4,790 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $137 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)