Burlington, VT, with a population of 42,417, is the most populous city in the state of Vermont and has a vibrant political landscape. The mayor of Burlington is Miro Weinberger who was elected in 2012 and re-elected in 2016. The Burlington City Council consists of 16 members voted into office by local residents. Additionally, there are two representatives from 05408 Burlington in the Vermont House of Representatives: Rep. Joan Lenes (D) and Rep. Debbie Evans (D). These three elected officials have worked together to improve public policies that benefit the citizens of Burlington such as increasing affordable housing for low-income families and advocating for renewable energy initiatives. With its strong sense of community and commitment to progress, 05408 Burlington offers a unique political atmosphere that is sure to continue to grow and evolve in the years to come.
The political climate in Zip 05408 (Burlington, VT) is strongly liberal.
Chittenden County, VT is very liberal. In Chittenden County, VT 75.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 21.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Chittenden county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 75.8% to 21.2%.
Chittenden county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 05408 (Burlington, VT) is strongly liberal.
Burlington, Vermont is strongly liberal.
Chittenden County, Vermont is very 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.
Burlington, 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 05408 (Burlington)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,698 contributions totaling $147,715 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $55 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 45 contributions totaling $5,411 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $120 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)