The small rural town of 05257 North Bennington, VT is home to a close-knit community that values cooperation and collaboration. This spirit of solidarity is reflected in the local political environment as well, where citizens strive to work together to ensure the best for their town. Local politicians are dedicated to advocating for the needs of their constituents, and in North Bennington this often includes finding ways to promote economic growth while preserving small-town values. From working with local businesses to continue developing vibrant job opportunities, to coordinating resources between surrounding towns, local politicians are committed to improving life in North Bennington and will not compromise the town's unique identity and culture.
The political climate in Zip 05257 (North Bennington, VT) is somewhat liberal.
Bennington County, VT is strongly liberal. In Bennington County, VT 62.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 34.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bennington county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 62.1% to 34.8%.
Bennington county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 05257 (North Bennington, VT) is somewhat liberal.
North Bennington, Vermont is somewhat liberal.
Bennington County, Vermont is strongly liberal.
Bennington Metro Area is strongly 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.
North Bennington, 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 05257 (North Bennington)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,139 contributions totaling $49,098 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $43 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $1,550 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $258 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)