Chittenden, VT County is a popular tourist destination in the United States. It is also home to some of Vermont's most prominent political figures, including Governor Phil Scott and U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders. Local politics in Chittenden revolve around regional issues like economic development, infrastructure upgrades, and environmental protection regulations. The county has several local-level elected officials ranging from town select board members to state representatives and senators. These candidates typically run on platforms that focus on improving the quality of life for residents in the area and creating opportunities for future generations to thrive. Chittenden County is also home to many grassroots organizations that focus on promoting education, advocating for social justice issues, and engaging citizens in the political process through events such as debates and community forums.
The political climate in 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
Chittenden County, VT 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.
Chittenden, 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 Chittenden County, VT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 46,174 contributions totaling $3,689,086 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $80 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,564 contributions totaling $725,596 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $464 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)