Caledonia, VT County is located in the northeast corner of Vermont. It has a long history of political involvement and is one of the most politically active counties in the state. Over the years, Caledonia has had a wide variety of local politicians, ranging from local mayors to state representatives. Currently, the county is represented by four members of the Vermont House of Representatives and two senators in the Vermont Senate. In addition to these representatives, Caledonia County also elects its own county commissioners who oversee things like road maintenance and other local government services. The current commissioners are working hard to ensure that all residents have access to quality public services they need. Local elections are held every two years for county commissioners and other important offices such as sheriffs, treasurers, and auditors. Candidates usually present their platforms during election season so that voters can make informed decisions about who to vote for.
The political climate in Caledonia County, VT is somewhat liberal.
In Caledonia County, VT 55.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 40.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Caledonia county remained very strongly Democratic, 55.7% to 40.5%.
Caledonia county voted Democratic in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Republican in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Caledonia County, VT is somewhat liberal.
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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.
Caledonia, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Caledonia County, VT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,359 contributions totaling $375,592 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $86 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 135 contributions totaling $23,600 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $175 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)