Westford, VT is a small town with just over 1000 residents. It has a strong sense of community and takes local politics very seriously. The Town of Westford is run by a Town Moderator, Board of Selectmen, Planning Commission, and other committees that handle different aspects of the town government. Every two years the citizens of Westford vote for local candidates to represent them on these boards. These candidates must be knowledgeable about the issues affecting the people in the community and be committed to making sure their interests are taken into account when decisions are made. All citizens have an opportunity to voice their concerns and participate in town meetings to ensure that their interests are represented. Residents also have access to public officials so that they can ask questions or share their opinions and ideas about how the town should be managed. Regardless of which candidate is elected, it is important for all citizens in Westford to stay informed and involved in local politics so that they can make sure their voices are heard when decisions are made that affect the well-being of the community.
The political climate in Zip 05494 (Westford, 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 05494 (Westford, VT) is moderately liberal.
Westford, 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.
Westford, 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 05494 (Westford)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 309 contributions totaling $18,730 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $61 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 12 contributions totaling $620 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $52 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)