05481 Saint Albans Bay, VT is a small town located in the northern part of the state. Politically, it is known to be independent-minded and open to embracing new ideas and change. The town values self-reliance, hard work, and dedication to family. Most local political candidates strive to represent these values during their campaigns and look for ways to improve the community through their policies. The town has a strong tradition of civic engagement with residents regularly participating in local elections and supporting politicians that are willing to listen to their concerns and prioritize the needs of the community.
The political climate in Zip 05481 (Saint Albans Bay, VT) is leaning liberal.
Franklin County, VT is somewhat liberal. In Franklin County, VT 52.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 43.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Franklin county remained moderately Democratic, 52.7% to 43.6%.
Franklin county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 05481 (Saint Albans Bay, VT) is leaning liberal.
Saint Albans Bay, Vermont is leaning liberal.
Franklin County, Vermont is somewhat liberal.
Burlington-South Burlington 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.
Saint Albans Bay, 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 05481 (Saint Albans Bay)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 19 contributions totaling $929 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $49 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $1,000 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,000 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)