Marshfield, VT 05658 is a small rural town. While the population of the town is not large in size, the citizens of Marshfield take their politics seriously and are very engaged in local political activities. The town elects local representatives to represent them in the Vermont State Legislature, as well as a mayor and members of a selectboard to manage local government. Residents volunteer their time to get involved with campaigns for candidates they believe will best serve their interests. Town meetings provide an opportunity for residents to discuss issues and decisions that affect their community. Participation is high at these meetings, as citizens come together to make sure that their voices are heard on matters important to them. Together, the people of Marshfield strive to create a strong and vibrant community through political action.
The political climate in Zip 05658 (Marshfield, VT) is moderately liberal.
Washington County, VT is very liberal. In Washington County, VT 71.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 25.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washington county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 71.3% to 25.3%.
Washington county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 05658 (Marshfield, VT) is moderately liberal.
Marshfield, Vermont is moderately liberal.
Washington County, Vermont is very liberal.
Barre 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.
Marshfield, 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 05658 (Marshfield)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 452 contributions totaling $25,976 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $57 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $704 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $141 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)