East Wallingford, VT (05742) is a small rural town located in the picturesque Green Mountains of Vermont. The town has a rich and vibrant political culture that is shaped by its unique history and geographical location. The local government consists of a Board of Selectmen that is responsible for managing the town’s resources including public safety, roads, and utilities. East Wallingford also has an active Planning Commission that helps to shape the future of the town through land use regulation and economic development initiatives. Local elections for municipal offices are held every two years, with current candidates running for office including selectman Jeanette E. Stockwell, school board member Nate Frelinghuysen, planning commission chair Rob Beadle, and highway superintendent Austin Daigle. East Wallingford residents have a long history of engaging in civic discourse around important issues affecting their community and actively participate in local politics to ensure their voices are heard.
The political climate in Zip 05742 (East Wallingford, 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 05742 (East Wallingford, VT) is leaning conservative.
East Wallingford, 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.
East Wallingford, 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 05742 (East Wallingford)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 26 contributions totaling $1,321 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $51 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 8 contributions totaling $249 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $31 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)