The quaint town of Danby, VT (05739) is a small rural community located in the southern part of Vermont. Politically, the area is known for its progressive politics and for being fiercely independent. In recent years, the focus of local politicians has been on environmental protection. Many candidates have championed increasing access to renewable energy sources, while others have advocated for stronger protections for wildlife and natural resources. Locals have also taken steps to maintain their independence by voting on local issues instead of relying on decisions made at the state and national levels. This type of forward-thinking political attitude has been a hallmark of Danby's politics since its founding, and it continues to shape the landscape today.
The political climate in Zip 05739 (Danby, VT) is leaning conservative.
Rutland County, VT is somewhat liberal. In Rutland County, VT 53.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 43.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Rutland county remained strongly Democratic, 53.7% to 43.2%.
Rutland county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 05739 (Danby, VT) is leaning conservative.
Danby, Vermont is leaning conservative.
Rutland County, Vermont is somewhat liberal.
Rutland Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Danby, 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 05739 (Danby)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 219 contributions totaling $10,492 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $48 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $600 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $200 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)