Washington, VT County is governed by a small local government that works to ensure the safety and well-being of its citizens. The county features a Board of Supervisors that is responsible for developing and managing policies, budgets and programs for the area. Each Board member is elected to a four-year term with elections held in November of even years. Additionally, the county has various specialized committees such as the Planning Commission, Zoning Board of Appeals, Design Review Board and Economic Development Committee which all work together to address issues related to land use planning and development in Washington County. All members of these committees are appointed by the Board of Supervisors. Community engagement is encouraged through public participation at board meetings or attending an open house or town hall events for citizens to ask questions or voice any concerns about policy changes within their community.
The political climate in 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
Washington County, VT 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.
Washington, 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 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 Washington County, VT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 15,920 contributions totaling $1,084,627 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $68 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 461 contributions totaling $132,732 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $288 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)