Ripton, VT (05766) is a small town in the Green Mountains that has a rich history and vibrant community. The politics of the town are shaped by its citizens who have a strong commitment to local government and care deeply about their neighbors. Local elections often focus on issues that directly affect the people of Ripton, such as access to high quality education, infrastructure improvements, and protecting the environment. Residents of Ripton vote for candidates who share their values and will work to ensure that their needs are met. While there may not be any national candidates running for office in Ripton, it is an active participant in state and local elections and helps shape policy decisions throughout Vermont.
The political climate in Zip 05766 (Ripton, VT) is moderately 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 05766 (Ripton, VT) is moderately liberal.
Ripton, Vermont is moderately 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.
Ripton, 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 05766 (Ripton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 240 contributions totaling $11,768 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $49 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)