Groton, VT is a small town located in Caledonia County and is home to around 1,400 people. It is a peaceful community with a strong sense of pride in its local history and traditions. Politically, the town leans toward the Democratic Party and typically elects Democrats to its local offices. The most recent election saw the re-election of incumbent Robert Whelan as Selectboard Chair, along with new Selectboard members Robert Haskins and Scott Pratt. There have been some heated debates on issues such as zoning regulations and tax abatements, but overall the politics in Groton are civil and productive with the goal being to improve the quality of life for all residents.
The political climate in Zip 05046 (Groton, 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 05046 (Groton, VT) is leaning liberal.
Groton, 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.
Groton, 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 05046 (Groton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 228 contributions totaling $14,310 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $355 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $59 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)