The small town of Putney, VT is known for its strong sense of community and involvement in local politics. Located in Windham County, the town is represented in the Vermont State Legislature by Democratic Representative Emily Long and Republican Senator Brian Campion. The two work together to ensure that the needs of their constituents are met in an equitable manner. Putney has a long-standing history of civic engagement, with frequent public meetings to discuss issues facing the town’s residents. Local elections are held every two years, giving citizens a chance to make their voices heard. Issues such as environmental protection, education, and economic development have been key focus areas for many years as Putney works to remain a vibrant, livable community.
The political climate in Zip 05346 (Putney, VT) is moderately liberal.
Windham County, VT is very liberal. In Windham County, VT 72.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 24.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Windham county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 72.1% to 24.7%.
Windham county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 05346 (Putney, VT) is moderately liberal.
Putney, Vermont is moderately liberal.
Windham 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.
Putney, 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 05346 (Putney)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,439 contributions totaling $250,038 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $73 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 58 contributions totaling $4,195 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $72 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)