Wells River, VT is a small town of approximately 1,364 people located in the northeastern corner of the state. Although it is small in size, there is a vibrant political scene in Wells River. Many local residents are engaged and involved with politics at both the city and county levels. Local candidates often take part in debates and forums to discuss important issues that are relevant to the community’s needs. Voter turnout for local elections tends to be high, indicating that residents take their civic duties seriously and understand the importance of participating in local politics. The citizens of Wells River have also been active in supporting various campaigns and initiatives aimed at improving the quality of life for all residents. This commitment to public service has resulted in positive changes for everyone living within the boundaries of this beautiful Vermont town.
The political climate in Zip 05081 (Wells River, VT) is somewhat liberal.
Orange County, VT is strongly liberal. In Orange County, VT 60.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 36.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Orange county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 60.2% to 36.1%.
Orange county voted Democratic in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Republican in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 05081 (Wells River, VT) is somewhat liberal.
Wells River, Vermont is somewhat liberal.
Orange County, Vermont is strongly 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.
Wells River, Vermont: r 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 05081 (Wells River)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 89 contributions totaling $3,158 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $35 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 50 contributions totaling $1,315 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $26 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)