Hardwick, VT (05843) is a small town in the north-east region of Vermont. Politically, the town is largely represented by the Democratic Party in local politics, with many members of the Senate and House of Representatives also being Democrats. The town is relatively small and does not have any major political candidates running for office. Most decisions are made by a combination of local government boards and committees which come together to make decisions that affect all citizens in Hardwick. Residents take part in town meetings as well as having voting opportunities throughout the year. There is an emphasis on community participation and volunteerism which allows individuals to take part in shaping their own lives as well as those around them.
The political climate in Zip 05843 (Hardwick, 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 05843 (Hardwick, VT) is leaning liberal.
Hardwick, 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.
Hardwick, 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 05843 (Hardwick)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 338 contributions totaling $13,702 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $41 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)