West Fairlee, VT is a small town in Orange County with a close-knit community and strong sense of pride. The town is governed by an elected selectboard which works to promote the well-being of the town and its residents. Residents have the opportunity to become involved in local politics by attending meetings, voicing their opinions, and running for office. Every two years, local elections are held for candidates vying for seats on the selectboard. These candidates often have a background in public service or some experience in local government that makes them uniquely suited to represent their constituents. In addition to regular town meetings and elections, West Fairlee also engages with state and federal representatives to ensure that their issues are heard at higher levels of government.
The political climate in West Fairlee, VT is leaning conservative.
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
West Fairlee, VT is leaning conservative.
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.
West Fairlee, 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 West Fairlee, VT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 546 contributions totaling $26,031 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $48 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 9 contributions totaling $1,180 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $131 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)