Grafton, VT 05146 is a small town located in the heart of the Green Mountain State. The town has a rich history dating back to the 1750s and today it remains a vibrant and thriving community. Local politics in Grafton are quite active, with many candidates running for positions on the Town Council or other local offices each year. The Council is responsible for overseeing municipal services, making sure that all citizens have access to quality education, and maintaining good fiscal responsibility throughout the town. In addition to their work with public safety, infrastructure, and economic development, they also manage grant funds and other resources from various state and federal sources. Grafton's citizens take great pride in their local government, which is highly responsive to residents' needs while still keeping taxes low.
The political climate in Zip 05146 (Grafton, VT) is moderately liberal.
Windham County, VT is very liberal. In Windham County, VT 72.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 24.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Windham county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 72.1% to 24.7%.
Windham county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 05146 (Grafton, VT) is moderately liberal.
Grafton, Vermont is moderately liberal.
Windham County, Vermont is very 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.
Grafton, 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 05146 (Grafton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 41 contributions totaling $3,434 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $84 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 17 contributions totaling $4,150 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $244 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)