The small, rural town of 05832 East Burke, Vermont is a close-knit community. Its politics are largely non-partisan, and the local residents take pride in their focus on the betterment of their town. While there are no official political parties at play in East Burke, many of the town's leaders strive to ensure that all voices are heard when decisions are being made. The current mayor has worked hard to bring together local stakeholders and provide resources for the community. There is also a volunteer-led Town Council which meets regularly and makes decisions about various aspects of life in East Burke. The council works with a range of local organizations to ensure that all citizens have access to essential services such as healthcare and education. It is clear that the people of East Burke take pride in fostering an inclusive environment where everyone's opinion matters and is respected.
The political climate in Zip 05832 (East Burke, VT) is leaning liberal.
Caledonia County, VT is somewhat liberal. In Caledonia County, VT 55.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 40.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Caledonia county remained very strongly Democratic, 55.7% to 40.5%.
Caledonia county voted Democratic in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Republican in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 05832 (East Burke, VT) is leaning liberal.
East Burke, Vermont is leaning liberal.
Caledonia County, Vermont is somewhat 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.
East Burke, 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 05832 (East Burke)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 345 contributions totaling $26,129 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $76 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 17 contributions totaling $2,099 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $123 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)