The small town of Waterville, VT (05492) is represented in the local government by a three-member board that operates within the larger town of Marshfield. This board consists of a chair, a selectboard member, and a treasurer. The selectboard sets policy for the town, while the treasurer oversees financial matters. Together they represent the wishes of the local citizens on issues such as zoning, roads and bridges, taxes and appropriations, and other local matters important to the residents. Local elections are held every two years for each position. Residents also elect representatives to serve on state boards and commissions in order to make sure their needs are heard at all levels of government. With strong community support and an engaged local population, Waterville has become an important part of Vermont's political landscape.
The political climate in Zip 05492 (Waterville, VT) is moderately liberal.
Lamoille County, VT is very liberal. In Lamoille County, VT 68.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 27.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lamoille county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 68.7% to 27.9%.
Lamoille county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 05492 (Waterville, VT) is moderately liberal.
Waterville, Vermont is moderately liberal.
Lamoille County, Vermont is very 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.
Waterville, 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 05492 (Waterville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 104 contributions totaling $3,774 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $36 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)