Manchester Center, located in the 05255 zip code, is a small town nestled in the Green Mountains of Vermont. It is home to just under 2,000 residents and has a rich history that dates back to 1763. Although the population of Manchester Center is relatively small, it is an active community full of engaged citizens who are passionate about their local politics. During election season, there is much discussion about local issues and candidates running for office. Residents have plenty of opportunities to get involved, from attending town hall meetings to volunteering for campaigns or even running for office themselves. The people of Manchester Center take pride in their town and strive to make it a better place by staying informed on current events and taking part in local politics.
The political climate in Zip 05255 (Manchester Center, VT) is somewhat 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 05255 (Manchester Center, VT) is somewhat liberal.
Manchester Center, Vermont is somewhat 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.
Manchester Center, 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 05255 (Manchester Center)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 448 contributions totaling $32,879 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $73 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 84 contributions totaling $20,591 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $245 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)