The small town of 05441 Bakersfield, VT is located in the heart of rural Vermont. It has a strong sense of community and is actively engaged in political matters. The local politics are dominated by the Democratic Party, which holds a majority of seats on the Town Council as well as controlling most other elected positions. Residents are passionate about their views and take an active role in selecting candidates to represent them in government. Community members host debates and forums to discuss current issues before voting day, allowing for a more informed decision-making process when casting their ballots. Although the population of 05441 Bakersfield is small, its citizens take great pride in taking part in civic engagement and influencing the political landscape of their beloved hometown.
The political climate in Zip 05441 (Bakersfield, VT) is leaning conservative.
Franklin County, VT is somewhat liberal. In Franklin County, VT 52.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 43.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Franklin county remained moderately Democratic, 52.7% to 43.6%.
Franklin county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 05441 (Bakersfield, VT) is leaning conservative.
Bakersfield, Vermont is leaning conservative.
Franklin County, Vermont is somewhat 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.
Bakersfield, 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 05441 (Bakersfield)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 93 contributions totaling $2,910 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $31 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)