Whitingham, VT is a small town in the southwestern corner of the state. It has a tight-knit community and a strong sense of local pride. The politics of Whitingham are largely Democratic in nature, and have been for many years. The town's mayor is currently Michael Hangey, who was elected in 2020. He is an experienced politician with a strong commitment to the residents of Whitingham, ensuring that their best interests are taken into account when it comes to local government decisions. Other important political figures in Whitingham include State Representative Mary Morrissey and State Senator Samuel Wortmann Jr., both of whom are committed to working on behalf of the citizens of their district. They work hard to ensure that their constituents get the support they need from the state government, whether it be through legislation or other initiatives.
The political climate in Whitingham, VT is leaning liberal.
Windham County, VT is very liberal. In Windham County, VT 72.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 24.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Windham county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 72.1% to 24.7%.
Windham county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Whitingham, VT is leaning liberal.
Windham County, Vermont 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.
Whitingham, 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 Whitingham, VT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 598 contributions totaling $64,216 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $107 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)