East Montpelier, VT is a small town located in the northeast corner of Vermont. The population of this quiet town is approximately 2,500 people. East Montpelier, VT has an active and engaged political environment. Local elections feature a wide range of candidates from both major parties as well as independents. Participation from local residents is high in the mayoral, town council, school board, and other local races. In recent years there has been an emphasis on ensuring that all voices in the community are represented by elected officials. During election season events like debates and meet-and-greets give residents a chance to meet their potential representatives and ask questions about their platforms. The primary focus for many candidates is on improving infrastructure, creating economic opportunities for businesses and families, protecting natural resources, and maintaining a sense of community that makes East Montpelier unique.
The political climate in Zip 05651 (East Montpelier, VT) is moderately liberal.
Washington County, VT is very liberal. In Washington County, VT 71.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 25.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washington county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 71.3% to 25.3%.
Washington county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 05651 (East Montpelier, VT) is moderately liberal.
East Montpelier, Vermont is moderately liberal.
Washington County, Vermont is very liberal.
Barre Metro Area is very 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.
East Montpelier, 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 05651 (East Montpelier)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 673 contributions totaling $43,986 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $65 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $3,782 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $630 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)