Worcester, VT is a small town nestled in the Green Mountains of Vermont, and its politics reflect the values instilled by its rural location. The local government is run by an elected Board of Selectmen, who work to ensure that the needs of Worcester's citizens are met. Though there are no current political candidates in Worcester, many citizens take part in national and state-level elections by voting for their chosen candidate or policy issue. Additionally, residents often organize town meetings to discuss important issues and come to collective decisions on how best to serve the community. In this way, Worcester's politics demonstrate a commitment to gentle, thoughtful governance through grassroots organizing and direct democracy.
The political climate in Worcester, VT is somewhat liberal.
Washington County, VT is very liberal. In Washington County, VT 71.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 25.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washington county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 71.3% to 25.3%.
Washington county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Worcester, VT is somewhat liberal.
Washington County, Vermont is very liberal.
Barre 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.
Worcester, 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 Worcester, VT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,592 contributions totaling $65,218 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $41 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 38 contributions totaling $8,630 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $227 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)