Cambridge, VT (05444) is a small rural town located in the northwest corner of Vermont. With about 800 people living in this quiet community, there is a strong sense of community and a desire to stay politically involved. The town is part of the Franklin County region and holds elections for local representatives every two years. There are usually three or four candidates running for office each election cycle, representing different points of view on the issues that affect Cambridge. Each candidate strives to make sure that their voice is heard and that they will represent the interests of their constituents. During election season, it is common to see signs posted around town promoting each candidate as well as posters encouraging residents to get out and vote. Overall, politics in Cambridge are an important part of life here and help shape the direction this small rural community takes into the future.
The political climate in Zip 05444 (Cambridge, 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 05444 (Cambridge, VT) is moderately liberal.
Cambridge, 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.
Cambridge, 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 05444 (Cambridge)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 148 contributions totaling $6,451 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $44 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 28 contributions totaling $6,954 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $248 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)