The town of Waterbury, Vermont, 05676, is a small rural community located in Washington County. As with many small towns in the area, local politics plays an important role in guiding the decisions made by the town's government and impacting the lives of its citizens. Primarily comprising of a mayor and select board within which the members are voted on by their respective constituents, Waterbury's political landscape is shaped by those who elect to represent them. Local candidates for office typically come from within the community and often have deep ties to Waterbury through family or their place of employment. Political discussion often revolves around improving infrastructure, protecting natural resources, creating local job opportunities, and increasing economic development. With residents’ values firmly rooted in its unique heritage and traditions, Waterbury’s political discourse takes into account not just immediate needs but also long-term goals that will benefit future generations.
The political climate in Zip 05676 (Waterbury, VT) is moderately liberal.
Washington County, VT is very liberal. In Washington County, VT 71.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 25.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washington county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 71.3% to 25.3%.
Washington county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 05676 (Waterbury, VT) is moderately liberal.
Waterbury, Vermont is moderately liberal.
Washington County, Vermont is very liberal.
Barre 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.
Waterbury, 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 05676 (Waterbury)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 850 contributions totaling $60,355 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $71 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 11 contributions totaling $475 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $43 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)