The politics in 05461 Hinesburg, VT are heavily affected by the people who live there. With a population of 4,396 according to the 2010 census, the town of Hinesburg is an active member of Chittenden County’s political scene. Local candidates for office come from all walks of life - some are seasoned professionals, some are local activists and community members, and some are fresh faces to the political arena. The local Democratic and Republican committees work closely with state organizations to ensure that their candidates are well-prepared and knowledgeable on the issues that matter most to the citizens of 05461 Hinesburg. Voting is encouraged in this rural Vermont town as residents have an important say in deciding who will represent them at all levels of government.
The political climate in Zip 05461 (Hinesburg, VT) is moderately liberal.
Chittenden County, VT is very liberal. In Chittenden County, VT 75.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 21.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Chittenden county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 75.8% to 21.2%.
Chittenden county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 05461 (Hinesburg, VT) is moderately liberal.
Hinesburg, Vermont is moderately liberal.
Chittenden County, Vermont is very liberal.
Burlington-South Burlington Metro Area is very 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.
Hinesburg, 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 05461 (Hinesburg)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,216 contributions totaling $65,783 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $54 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 25 contributions totaling $2,710 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $108 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)