Jacksonville, VT 05342 is a small town located in Windsor County, and is home to a population of approximately 600 people. The local government is comprised of three selectmen who are elected by the residents of Jacksonville every two years. These selectmen oversee the day-to-day operations of the town and see to it that all laws and regulations are followed. They also work closely with other local officials such as the school board, planning board, fire chief, and assessor to ensure that Jacksonville runs smoothly. During elections, citizens have the chance to choose their representatives and decide how their community will be run in the future. The political system in Jacksonville is very much engaged with its citizens, giving them an important role in deciding how their town functions for many years to come.
The political climate in Zip 05342 (Jacksonville, 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 05342 (Jacksonville, VT) is moderately liberal.
Jacksonville, 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.
Jacksonville, 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 05342 (Jacksonville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 206 contributions totaling $27,570 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $134 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)