Middlebury, Vermont is a small town located in Addison County in the central part of the state. It has a rich history as a college town and is home to Middlebury College, as well as many other smaller educational institutions. The town is home to over 8,500 people and is governed by a five-member Board of Selectmen who are elected every two years. The town also has several local political candidates running for office at the state or county level each year. As an example, in the upcoming elections there are three candidates vying for State Senator from Addison County: incumbent Democrat Christopher Louras; Progressive candidate Wendy Wilton; and Republican John LaVoie. All three candidates have strong ties to Middlebury and offer different perspectives on how to best represent their constituents. Ultimately, it will be up to voters in 05753 Middlebury, VT to decide who will serve them in the State Senate.
The political climate in Zip 05753 (Middlebury, VT) is strongly liberal.
Addison County, VT is very liberal. In Addison County, VT 68.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 28.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Addison county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 68.0% to 28.6%.
Addison county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 05753 (Middlebury, VT) is strongly liberal.
Middlebury, Vermont is strongly liberal.
Addison 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.
Middlebury, 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 05753 (Middlebury)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,127 contributions totaling $569,439 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $182 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 134 contributions totaling $34,740 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $259 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)