Sheldon, Vermont is a small town located in Chittenden County. It is a rural area with a close-knit community that takes pride in its historic roots. Politically, the town of Sheldon is divided amongst both Democratic and Republican candidates at the local level. During elections, candidates tend to focus on issues that are important to the citizens of Sheldon such as improving infrastructure, maintaining safe and secure neighborhoods, promoting economic growth, and supporting local businesses. The residents of Sheldon take their voting rights seriously and ensure that their voices are heard through participation in elections. In addition to having an informed electorate, there are also numerous organizations and volunteer groups that are dedicated to advocating for social justice and helping individuals in need. All of these factors contribute to making Sheldon a great place to live and work!
The political climate in Zip 05483 (Sheldon, VT) is leaning conservative.
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 05483 (Sheldon, VT) is leaning conservative.
Sheldon, Vermont is leaning conservative.
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.
Sheldon, 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 05483 (Sheldon)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 61 contributions totaling $1,438 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $24 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $400 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $67 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)