Underhill, VT 05489 is a small rural town located in the foothills of the Green Mountains. It is home to a tight-knit community and is known for its vibrant outdoor recreation activities. Politically, Underhill has traditionally been a Democratic stronghold, though it has become more competitive in recent years as the population has shifted slightly to being more center-left leaning. Local elections often feature spirited debates around issues such as public education funding, taxes, and environmental protection. The local candidates reflect this diversity of views but are united by their commitment to serving their constituents and advocating for policies that will benefit the whole community.
The political climate in Zip 05489 (Underhill, VT) is moderately liberal.
Chittenden County, VT is very liberal. In Chittenden County, VT 75.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 21.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Chittenden county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 75.8% to 21.2%.
Chittenden county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 05489 (Underhill, VT) is moderately liberal.
Underhill, Vermont is moderately liberal.
Chittenden County, Vermont is very 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.
Underhill, 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 05489 (Underhill)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 708 contributions totaling $54,818 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $77 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 27 contributions totaling $3,153 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $117 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)