Bennington County, Vermont is a great place to be involved in local politics. Elected officials in Bennington County include the State’s Attorney, the Sheriff, and the Clerk of the Court. The local government is made up of representatives from each of the nine towns in Bennington County. Voters hold town meetings throughout the year to determine how their taxes are spent and to make decisions on a variety of local issues. Volunteers serve on boards and committees that oversee important functions in the county such as finance, planning, public works, and economic development. Residents have many opportunities to stay informed about local politics and get involved by voting in elections or joining civic organizations.
The political climate in Bennington County, VT is strongly liberal.
In Bennington County, VT 62.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 34.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bennington county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 62.1% to 34.8%.
Bennington county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bennington County, VT is strongly liberal.
Bennington Metro Area is strongly 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.
Bennington, 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 Bennington County, VT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,109 contributions totaling $476,046 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $78 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 282 contributions totaling $62,605 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $222 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)