Burlington, Vermont is a small city located in the state of Vermont with a population of approximately 42,000 people. The city is home to the University of Vermont and has a rich history and culture. Politically, Burlington is a progressive community that leans toward liberal policies. The current mayor of Burlington is Miro Weinberger who was first elected in 2012 and re-elected in 2016 for his third term. Other positions are held by the City Council which consists of ten members who are directly elected by the citizens of Burlington. All candidates come from different backgrounds and ideologies but ultimately work together to serve their constituents. In addition, Burlington has active campaigns run by several local candidates every election cycle, making it easier for citizens to get involved in their democracy and make sure they are represented in government.
The political climate in Zip 05401 (Burlington, VT) is very liberal.
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
Zip 05401 (Burlington, VT) is very liberal.
Burlington, Vermont is very liberal.
Chittenden County, Vermont 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.
Burlington, 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 05401 (Burlington)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 14,715 contributions totaling $1,145,000 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $78 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 257 contributions totaling $391,007 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,521 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)