Dorset, VT is a small town located in the state of Vermont. It has a population of about 500 people and is known for its rural charm and picturesque landscape. Politically, Dorset is part of the Bennington-4 district and is represented by Representative Vicki Strong at the State House. At the local level, Dorset residents are served by a three-member Board of Selectmen, who are elected every two years to represent their interests in town governance. They are responsible for setting budgets, passing ordinances, making budgetary appropriations, and other matters as related to local government. The current members of the Board of Selectmen are Wilbur Fenton III, Janey Jameson, and David Miller. In addition to this board there are also five Town Officers that serve Dorset, including a Moderator, Town Clerk/Treasurer/Tax Collector, Town Administrator/Judge of Probate Court, Constable/Fire Warden/Health Officer and Road Commissioner. These positions also have their own unique responsibilities in town government as well as representing Dorset in their respective areas. All these offices work together to ensure that the citizens of Dorset have access to quality services from local government while maintaining its rural character and community spirit.
The political climate in Zip 05251 (Dorset, VT) is somewhat liberal.
Bennington County, VT is strongly liberal. In Bennington County, VT 62.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 34.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bennington county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 62.1% to 34.8%.
Bennington county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 05251 (Dorset, VT) is somewhat liberal.
Dorset, Vermont is somewhat liberal.
Bennington County, Vermont is strongly liberal.
Bennington Metro Area is strongly 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.
Dorset, 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 05251 (Dorset)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 504 contributions totaling $33,642 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $67 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 19 contributions totaling $8,620 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $454 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)