The Bennington, VT Metro Area is a vibrant community that takes part in active local politics. Although no specific names of local political candidates are included, the area is represented in both Vermont's state legislature as well as the Federal government by elected representatives from the area. With a population of roughly 15,000 people spread across multiple counties and towns, the Bennington Metro Area is an important part of Vermont's political landscape. While voting turnout for local elections tends to be lower compared to larger cities within the state, residents actively engage with their representatives through town hall meetings and other forms of civic engagement. The Bennington Metro Area also prides itself on being a proactive region when it comes to environmental issues and sustainability initiatives. Taking part in local politics offers residents an opportunity to take charge of their community’s future as well as ensure their voice is heard on both national and local levels.
The political climate in Bennington Metro Area is strongly liberal.
In Bennington Metro Area 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, the Bennington metro area remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 62.1% to 34.8%.
The Bennington metro area voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Bennington Metro Area
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)