Chester, Vermont is a small rural town located in the Southern Vermont region. Although it has a population of only 2,286 people, it is home to many different political opinions. Voters in Chester are able to vote for state and federal representatives from both major parties as well as any third party candidate who qualifies. The town’s local government consists of elected officials in charge of various departments such as the fire department, highway department, and the zoning board. There have been several candidates running for office in recent years including Democrats, Republicans, Independents and members of the Libertarian and Green Parties. Issues that are important to Chester residents include environmental protection, economic development, access to educational opportunities and support for local businesses. Residents of Chester take their right to vote seriously and actively participate in elections every year to ensure they have a say in how their town is run.
The political climate in Zip 05143 (Chester, 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 05143 (Chester, VT) is moderately liberal.
Chester, 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.
Chester, 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 05143 (Chester)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 529 contributions totaling $39,583 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $75 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 14 contributions totaling $2,555 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $183 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)