Barton, VT is a small rural town located in the northeastern part of the state. With a population of just over 1,000 people, Barton is a tight-knit community that values its local politics. The town is represented by two representatives in the Vermont House of Representatives and one Senator in the Vermont State Senate who work to ensure that the needs and concerns of all Barton residents are heard. Local elections for these positions are held every two years. Elections often include a diverse range of candidates with different political views, allowing residents to choose someone who will represent their interests on a larger scale. Community engagement plays an important role in determining which candidate will be elected, as residents often attend town hall meetings and forums to ask questions and learn more about each candidate鈥檚 views on important issues such as healthcare and education reform. The results of these elections have an impact on local policies and how funds are allocated in Barton, VT.
The political climate in Zip 05822 (Barton, VT) is leaning conservative.
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 05822 (Barton, VT) is leaning conservative.
Barton, Vermont is leaning conservative.
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.
Barton, 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 05822 (Barton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 242 contributions totaling $9,422 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $39 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10 contributions totaling $2,560 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $256 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)