The town of Saxtons River is located in Windham County, Vermont and has an estimated population of 1,082 people. Politics in 05154 Saxtons River are overseen by the local government which is comprised of a Selectboard, Town Clerk, and Treasurer. Residents are able to vote for these elected positions as well as for representatives on the State and Federal level. Political activity in the area can be seen in the form of town hall meetings, debates between candidates during election season, and various gatherings and events hosted by political organizations within the town. In addition to local government positions and state and federal representation, citizens may also get involved with grassroots initiatives such as letter writing campaigns or joining neighborhood political groups that advocate for social justice issues. Overall, politics in 05154 Saxtons River are vibrant and active with plenty of opportunities for community members to get involved.
The political climate in Zip 05154 (Saxtons River, 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 05154 (Saxtons River, VT) is moderately liberal.
Saxtons River, 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.
Saxtons River, 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 05154 (Saxtons River)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 212 contributions totaling $6,618 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $31 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $500 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $125 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)