West Burke, VT (05871) is a small rural town in the heart of Vermont. The town has just over 800 residents and is known for its stunning natural beauty. Despite its small size, West Burke has a vibrant and active political landscape. The town is part of Caledonia County, which is currently represented by Senator Joe Benning in the Vermont Senate. In the state House of Representatives, West Burke is represented by Representative Jeff Wood and Representative Brian Savage. West Burke also has an active local government that provides important services to the community and oversees local ordinances. The Town Meeting form of government allows citizens to participate in town decision-making and direct how their tax dollars are spent. Local elections are held every two years, with most positions filled by members of the community who volunteer their time and energy to serve their neighbors. With its strong sense of community spirit, West Burke is a great example of how rural towns can remain engaged in politics while still preserving their own unique identity.
The political climate in Zip 05871 (West Burke, VT) is leaning liberal.
Caledonia County, VT is somewhat liberal. In Caledonia County, VT 55.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 40.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Caledonia county remained very strongly Democratic, 55.7% to 40.5%.
Caledonia county voted Democratic in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Republican in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 05871 (West Burke, VT) is leaning liberal.
West Burke, Vermont is leaning liberal.
Caledonia County, Vermont is somewhat 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.
West Burke, 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 05871 (West Burke)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 137 contributions totaling $6,685 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $49 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $1,750 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $350 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)