Pittsfield, VT 05762 is a small rural town located in western Vermont. It is known for its charming small-town atmosphere and its close proximity to larger cities like Burlington and Rutland. Politically, Pittsfield leans conservatively with most of its residents traditionally supporting Republican candidates, although there has been some shift toward more progressive candidates in recent years. Locally, the town has elected a selectboard of five members who are responsible for governing the town. The board is made up of individuals from all walks of life who focus on community issues such as education, infrastructure, public safety and economic development. In addition to the board, there are also several volunteer committees that serve various roles throughout the town. These committees work with local leaders and organizations to ensure that the needs of the citizens are met and that new projects are implemented in a way that benefits everyone involved.
The political climate in Zip 05762 (Pittsfield, VT) is leaning liberal.
Rutland County, VT is somewhat liberal. In Rutland County, VT 53.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 43.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Rutland county remained strongly Democratic, 53.7% to 43.2%.
Rutland county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 05762 (Pittsfield, VT) is leaning liberal.
Pittsfield, Vermont is leaning liberal.
Rutland County, Vermont is somewhat liberal.
Rutland Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Pittsfield, 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 05762 (Pittsfield)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 103 contributions totaling $3,886 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $38 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $250 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)