Trumbull, CT is a charming town located in Fairfield County. It has a rich history and culture that makes it an attractive place to live. Though Trumbull is a small town, it has a thriving political scene. The Town of Trumbull is part of the 22nd Congressional District of Connecticut, which is represented by Congressman Jahana Hayes in the US House of Representatives. Locally, Trumbull operates under a Town Council/Town Manager form of government with seven elected members on the Board of Selectmen and a Town Manager who oversees the operations of each department within the town.The Town Council is responsible for developing policies and laws related to local affairs such as taxation, public works projects, environmental regulations, zoning ordinances and land use issues. Political issues are discussed openly at Town Hall Meetings where citizens can express their opinions without fear or intimidation. Local elections are held every two years which enables citizens to choose who will best represent their interests on various boards and commissions within Trumbull's government structure.
The political climate in Trumbull, CT is somewhat liberal.
Fairfield County, CT is strongly liberal. In Fairfield County, CT 62.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 35.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Fairfield county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 62.9% to 35.7%.
Fairfield county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Trumbull, CT is somewhat liberal.
Fairfield County, Connecticut is strongly liberal.
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk Metro Area is strongly liberal.
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.
Trumbull, Connecticut: 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 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 Trumbull, CT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,255 contributions totaling $208,295 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $92 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 585 contributions totaling $98,459 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $168 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)