Bennington, VT 05201 is a thriving small town with a population of approximately 15,570 people. Located in the southwest corner of the state, it is part of Bennington County. The town has an engaged local government that serves its citizens well. There are several political organizations in the area including the Bennington County Democratic Party and the Bennington County Republican Party which both work to keep their respective constituents informed and involved in local politics. Additionally, there are a few independent candidates running for office who have been actively campaigning and engaging with local voters. Issues such as education, healthcare, infrastructure, and economic development are important topics that all candidates have been discussing as they strive to make life better for residents in 05201 Bennington, VT.
The political climate in Zip 05201 (Bennington, VT) is moderately liberal.
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
Zip 05201 (Bennington, VT) is moderately liberal.
Bennington, Vermont is moderately liberal.
Bennington County, Vermont 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 zip 05201 (Bennington)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,431 contributions totaling $83,584 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $58 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 45 contributions totaling $9,961 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $221 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)