New Hartford Center, CT is a small, rural town with a population of just over 2,000 people. The town is governed by an elected board of selectmen who form the local government. There are currently four selectmen on the board who are elected by the residents of New Hartford Center every two years. The selectmen are responsible for making policy decisions for the town, such as setting tax rates and determining public safety regulations. Additionally, they also appoint other local officials to various committees and boards dedicated to specific duties such as running the local school district or managing public works projects. Local politics in New Hartford Center generally revolves around issues such as taxes, public safety, education, and development projects. Residents are often active in their local government and frequently attend meetings held by the Board of Selectmen or other appointed boards to voice their opinions on various matters.
The political climate in New Hartford Center, CT is somewhat conservative.
Litchfield County, CT is leaning conservative. In Litchfield County, CT 46.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 51.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Litchfield county remained moderately Republican, 51.7% to 46.6%.
Litchfield county voted Republican in 2020, 2016, 2012 and 2004, and Democratic in 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
New Hartford Center, CT is somewhat conservative.
Litchfield County, Connecticut is leaning conservative.
Torrington Metro Area is leaning conservative.
Connecticut is moderately 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.
New Hartford Center, Connecticut: d r d r R r
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 New Hartford Center, CT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 816 contributions totaling $83,429 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $102 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 108 contributions totaling $227,600 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $2,107 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)