The small town of Island Pond, VT (Zip Code 05846) is located in the northeastern part of the state. With a population of just over 1,100 people, the politics in Island Pond are highly influenced by local community involvement. Local issues are discussed and debated amongst local residents who come together to make decisions ranging from budgeting to zoning regulations. The political atmosphere in Island Pond is definitely one of consensus-building and collaboration as opposed to a more partisan atmosphere seen in larger cities. While there are no current local candidates running for office, many of the townspeople still take an active interest in local politics and have strong opinions about important decisions affecting their community.
The political climate in Zip 05846 (Island Pond, VT) is somewhat conservative.
Essex County, VT is somewhat conservative. In Essex County, VT 42.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Essex county remained strongly Republican, 53.9% to 42.7%.
Essex county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 05846 (Island Pond, VT) is somewhat conservative.
Island Pond, Vermont is somewhat conservative.
Essex County, Vermont is somewhat conservative.
Berlin Metro Area is leaning conservative.
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.
Island Pond, Vermont: R R D D R R
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 05846 (Island Pond)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 59 contributions totaling $4,911 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $83 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)