Newark, Vermont is a small town located in central Vermont. While it is a rural area, Newark is still home to an active and engaged political scene. The town has an elected board of selectman that makes decisions on how the town operates and what services are provided to residents. Newark also elects representatives who serve in the state legislature in Montpelier, representing the interests of their constituents in matters of regional and statewide concern. Additionally, there are several local organizations devoted to furthering the goals of their members through politically-active means such as fundraising and engaging with local government officials about important issues. Through this diverse array of activities, Newark鈥檚 citizens strive to make sure that their voice is heard at both the town and state level.
The political climate in Newark, VT is leaning conservative.
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
Newark, VT is leaning conservative.
Caledonia County, Vermont is somewhat 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.
Newark, 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Newark, VT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 219 contributions totaling $13,926 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $64 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 15 contributions totaling $3,550 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $237 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)