The small town of Craftsbury Common, Vermont is home to a population of approximately 847 people. It is a unique and tight-knit rural community that enjoys a close relationship between its citizens and their local government. The political landscape in the town revolves around the two-member Craftsbury Select Board, which serves as the executive branch of the local government. The Board is responsible for enacting both short-term policies and long-term strategic plans to help ensure a bright future for Craftsbury Common. In addition to the Select Board, there are several other important committees such as the Zoning Board of Adjustment, Planning Commission, and Conservation Commission that play an integral role in crafting local law and policy. Every four years residents of Craftsbury Common have the opportunity to vote for their preferred candidates who will run for office on either side of the aisle. These elections are incredibly important in helping shape both present day decisions as well as future outcomes in this charming small town.
The political climate in Zip 05827 (Craftsbury Common, VT) is leaning conservative.
Orleans County, VT is leaning liberal. In Orleans County, VT 50.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Orleans county remained Democratic, 50.7% to 46.2%.
Orleans county voted Democratic in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Republican in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 05827 (Craftsbury Common, VT) is leaning conservative.
Craftsbury Common, Vermont is leaning conservative.
Orleans County, Vermont is leaning 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.
Craftsbury Common, Vermont: r 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 05827 (Craftsbury Common)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 149 contributions totaling $10,424 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $70 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $535 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $134 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)