Newport, VT (05855) has a long history of political participation and engagement. Located in northeastern Vermont, the city is a part of Orleans County which has been known for its independent streak and commitment to local issues. Newport is home to an active voter base who come out in droves to make their voices heard during elections. The town holds a number of local races such as selectboard, school board, town auditor, and other positions. These elected officials are responsible for making important decisions that impact the quality of life in Newport. They work hard to ensure that their constituents’ needs are met and strive to be transparent and accountable to the community they serve.
The political climate in Zip 05855 (Newport, VT) is leaning liberal.
Orleans County, VT is leaning liberal. In Orleans County, VT 50.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Orleans county remained Democratic, 50.7% to 46.2%.
Orleans county voted Democratic in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Republican in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 05855 (Newport, VT) is leaning liberal.
Newport, Vermont is leaning liberal.
Orleans County, Vermont is leaning 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.
Newport, 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 05855 (Newport)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 315 contributions totaling $15,966 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $51 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 38 contributions totaling $5,433 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $143 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)