Thetford, VT is a small town in central Vermont with a population of 1,650. It is known for its natural beauty and vibrant community. The town is governed by the Town of Thetford Selectboard, which consists of three members elected to three-year terms. The board is responsible for setting the annual tax rate and determining how local taxes are to be spent. Additionally, they oversee the town鈥檚 budgeting process and make decisions regarding services and infrastructure within the small town. There are a variety of special committees that are formed in order to discuss specific issues such as zoning or planning. Additionally, the selectboard works closely with other organizations throughout the area to ensure that everyone鈥檚 interests are taken into consideration when making important decisions about local government initiatives. Local elections are held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in March each year, during which residents can cast their vote for their preferred candidate.
The political climate in Thetford, VT is leaning liberal.
Orange County, VT is strongly liberal. In Orange County, VT 60.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 36.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Orange county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 60.2% to 36.1%.
Orange county voted Democratic in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Republican in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Thetford, VT is leaning liberal.
Orange County, Vermont is strongly 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.
Thetford, 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 Thetford, VT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,449 contributions totaling $106,849 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $74 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 44 contributions totaling $6,920 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $157 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)