Wells, Vermont is a small town located in the beautiful Green Mountains. The politics of Wells are reflective of the rural atmosphere and close-knit community of its residents. Local issues often center around environmental concerns such as land conservation, energy efficiency initiatives, and public transportation. With no major population or industry hubs in the area, locals take pride in their small town lifestyle and vote to ensure their environment is protected for future generations. In terms of local political candidates, Wells typically supports moderate Democratic candidates who are willing to compromise for the benefit of the town's residents. The most recent election saw a combination of both Democrats and Republicans vying for office with a focus on protecting local businesses and preserving nature.
The political climate in Zip 05774 (Wells, VT) is leaning liberal.
Rutland County, VT is somewhat liberal. In Rutland County, VT 53.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 43.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Rutland county remained strongly Democratic, 53.7% to 43.2%.
Rutland county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 05774 (Wells, VT) is leaning liberal.
Wells, Vermont is leaning liberal.
Rutland County, Vermont is somewhat liberal.
Rutland Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Wells, 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 05774 (Wells)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 220 contributions totaling $18,636 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $85 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 9 contributions totaling $427 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $47 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)