Morgan, Vermont is a small town located in the mountainous region of Vermont. It is home to a population of about 500 people and has been around since the late 1700s. Politically, Morgan is governed by its local elections, which are held every other year. The town's mayor and two select board members are all elected by the citizens of Morgan to ensure that local decisions are made on their behalf. Local issues such as taxation, law enforcement, public works, and other topics are all decided with the input of the citizens who live in Morgan. Additionally, Morgan's Town Clerk often serves as an important liaison between the citizens and their elected officials. By working together, the people of Morgan ensure that their voice is heard at the local level and that they can continue to be active participants in how their town operates.
The political climate in Zip 05853 (Morgan, VT) is leaning conservative.
Orleans County, VT is leaning liberal. In Orleans County, VT 50.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Orleans county remained Democratic, 50.7% to 46.2%.
Orleans county voted Democratic in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Republican in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 05853 (Morgan, VT) is leaning conservative.
Morgan, Vermont is leaning conservative.
Orleans County, Vermont is leaning liberal.
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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.
Morgan, Vermont: r 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 05853 (Morgan)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $100 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $615 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $123 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)