Williston, Vermont, located in the 05495 zipcode, is a small town with a population of nearly 8,000 residents. Although it is a rural community, its political environment is quite active. Each year local elections are held to determine the mayor of Williston and members of the Town Council. Policies are decided by these elected officials that impact the daily lives of Williston residents. Issues such as transportation infrastructure, public safety, and educational services are all discussed and voted upon at Town Council meetings. In addition to municipal politics, Williston is also heavily involved in state and federal politics. Residents have representatives in both houses of the Vermont legislature who work on behalf of their district’s interests. At the federal level, Williston has representation in Congress who help to shape and vote on important issues such as healthcare reform and tax law changes. By being proactive in local, state, and national politics, the citizens of Williston are able to make their voices heard at all levels of government.
The political climate in Zip 05495 (Williston, 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 05495 (Williston, VT) is moderately liberal.
Williston, 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.
Williston, 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 05495 (Williston)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,621 contributions totaling $127,223 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $35 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 174 contributions totaling $21,714 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $125 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)