The town of Darien, Connecticut is a tranquil, coastal destination with a population of just over 20,000 people. It is known for its strong sense of community and active civic engagement that often includes political discourse. Although there are no local candidates running for office in the upcoming election, residents of Darien are encouraging citizens to become more involved in the political process. This has included organizing meet-and-greets with state and federal representatives, as well as participating in a variety of town meetings and discussion forums. Residents have also engaged in initiatives to support educational resources and historical preservation projects in the area. Through these efforts, the citizens of Darien are making sure their voices are heard on important issues that will shape the future of their community.
The political climate in Darien, 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
Darien, 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.
Darien, 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 Darien, CT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,033 contributions totaling $1,458,300 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $481 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,100 contributions totaling $1,471,211 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,337 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)