Williston, VT is a small town located in Chittenden County with a population of around 8,500. It has its own Town Selectboard that governs the local government and makes decisions about the community. Williston also has representatives in both the Vermont House of Representatives and Senate at the state level. In addition to these elected officials, Williston also has several local organizations and committees dedicated to keeping the community active and engaged. The Williston Town Meeting is an annual event that allows citizens to come together to discuss important issues and make decisions about their town’s future. As part of this meeting, individuals can make recommendations for elected local officials such as those on the Board of Selectmen or other positions within town government. With a strong sense of civic engagement and participation, Williston residents are able to ensure their voices are heard when it comes to politics in their town.
The political climate in Williston, VT is somewhat liberal.
Chittenden County, VT is very liberal. In Chittenden County, VT 75.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 21.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Chittenden county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 75.8% to 21.2%.
Chittenden county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Williston, VT is somewhat liberal.
Chittenden County, Vermont is very liberal.
Burlington-South Burlington Metro Area 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.
Williston, 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 Williston, VT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,621 contributions totaling $127,223 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $35 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 174 contributions totaling $21,714 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $125 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)