Bridgewater, VT is a beautiful town located in Windham County with a population of 1,052 according to the 2010 census. Despite its small size, Bridgewater is an active participant in local politics. The town participates in local elections for Town Selectboard, Town Moderator, Town Clerk and Treasurer/Collector and all residents are encouraged to get involved. The town also has several committees such as Planning & Zoning, Building and Grounds Maintenance, and the Fire Department Advisory Board which all work together to make sure that Bridgewater is running efficiently. All of these boards are elected positions and the town encourages its citizens to be active participants in their community by taking part in local politics.
The political climate in Zip 05034 (Bridgewater, VT) is moderately liberal.
Windsor County, VT is very liberal. In Windsor County, VT 67.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 28.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Windsor county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 67.9% to 28.9%.
Windsor county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 05034 (Bridgewater, VT) is moderately liberal.
Bridgewater, Vermont is moderately liberal.
Windsor 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.
Bridgewater, 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 05034 (Bridgewater)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 40 contributions totaling $5,152 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $129 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)