Rochester, Vermont is a small town located in the heart of the Vermont countryside. The town, with a population of just over 2,000 people, is known for its idyllic setting and peaceful way of life. Despite its small size, however, Rochester has an active political scene. Over the years, many local candidates have stepped up to represent their community and make sure that its residents' needs are met. Locally elected officials serve on the Town Selectboard to manage day-to-day activities as well as oversee major decisions related to economic development. Residents also support state legislators who represent them in Montpelier, while advocating for issues such as education funding and healthcare access. Rochester's strong sense of civic engagement ensures that its citizens can make their voices heard on matters that affect them most.
The political climate in Zip 05767 (Rochester, VT) is moderately liberal.
Windsor County, VT is very liberal. In Windsor County, VT 67.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 28.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Windsor county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 67.9% to 28.9%.
Windsor county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 05767 (Rochester, VT) is moderately liberal.
Rochester, Vermont is moderately liberal.
Windsor 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.
Rochester, 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 05767 (Rochester)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 297 contributions totaling $12,221 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $41 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 190 contributions totaling $135,118 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $711 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)