The small town of Whiting, Vermont (05778) is home to a close-knit community. There are no local political candidates in the area and politics are rarely discussed. Whiting does not have its own government, instead relying on the government of Addison County, which serves the entire county. Residents of Whiting take part in the county's processes for electing their representatives and voting on referendums that may affect them directly or indirectly. The town is proud to have a history of responsible and thoughtful civic engagement by its citizens over the years and looks forward to continuing this tradition in the future.
The political climate in Zip 05778 (Whiting, VT) is moderately liberal.
Addison County, VT is very liberal. In Addison County, VT 68.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 28.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Addison county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 68.0% to 28.6%.
Addison county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 05778 (Whiting, VT) is moderately liberal.
Whiting, Vermont is moderately liberal.
Addison County, Vermont is very 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.
Whiting, 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 05778 (Whiting)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 84 contributions totaling $3,770 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $45 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $551 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $92 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)