The politics of Wells River, VT are reflective of the small-town values and close-knit community that defines this rural village. The townspeople take pride in their independence and have a strong sense of civic responsibility. Demonstrating their commitment to local government, the residents come out in droves when town meetings are held to decide how best to allocate resources and plan for the future. Political figures from both major parties are present at these meetings, providing valuable input on various issues. The citizens work together cooperatively to ensure that all voices are heard and respected as decisions are made about how to move forward in a way that benefits every resident.
The political climate in Wells River, 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
Wells River, 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.
Wells River, 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 Wells River, VT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 89 contributions totaling $3,158 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $35 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 50 contributions totaling $1,315 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $26 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)