The small city of Northfield, VT (05663) is a vibrant and bustling community that is home to a diverse range of people. The politics in Northfield are fairly typical for a small city with a healthy civic engagement and involvement. There are many local organizations and initiatives that actively promote public participation in government decisions and the welfare of the local population. Local elections often see healthy competition between candidates and voter turnout is typically high. Northfield residents regularly participate in municipal meetings, support their local elected officials, and take an active role in expressing their opinions on important issues facing the community. The town also boasts an active youth engagement in policy making, which helps to ensure strong representation from all parts of the community. While there are no current political candidates from this area, residents can still be assured that their voices will be heard when it comes to making important decisions for the future of 05663 Northfield, VT.
The political climate in Zip 05663 (Northfield, VT) is strongly 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 05663 (Northfield, VT) is strongly liberal.
Northfield, Vermont is strongly 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.
Northfield, 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 05663 (Northfield)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 541 contributions totaling $19,488 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $36 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 62 contributions totaling $11,126 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $179 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)