East Haven, VT is an idyllic small town nestled in the Green Mountains. The local politics are managed by a board of selectmen, who are democratically elected by the citizens of East Haven every two years. These selectmen make decisions on behalf of East Haven and work closely with other local leaders to ensure that their town remains prosperous and well-funded. The citizens of East Haven take great pride in their local government and stay informed on political issues within the town. They attend meetings to hear candidates speak about their platforms for running for office and engage in conversations with each other when it comes to important political decisions that will affect the future of their community. This small but passionate community keeps its politics close to its heart as it continues to grow and become a better place for all those who call it home.
The political climate in Zip 05837 (East Haven, VT) is somewhat conservative.
Essex County, VT is somewhat conservative. In Essex County, VT 42.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Essex county remained strongly Republican, 53.9% to 42.7%.
Essex county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 05837 (East Haven, VT) is somewhat conservative.
East Haven, Vermont is somewhat conservative.
Essex County, Vermont is somewhat conservative.
Berlin Metro Area is leaning conservative.
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.
East Haven, Vermont: R R D D R R
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 05837 (East Haven)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 19 contributions totaling $3,069 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $162 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $1,500 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)