Sharon, Connecticut is an affluent town located in Litchfield County with a population of just under 2,400 people. Despite its small size, Sharon has a vibrant political climate with a variety of positions open for residents to vote on and support. The town’s Board of Selectmen includes five members to oversee the executive operations of the town. In addition, four members are elected to serve as representatives on the Board of Finance to make decisions regarding the budget. Sharon also elects three members every two years as part of the Planning and Zoning Commission, which is responsible for creating land use regulations and determining certain applications for zoning interpretations or changes. There are also other posts such as Town Clerk and Treasurer that are filled by local election. Sharon residents take pride in their ability to participate in local government and advocate for their community’s needs through casting votes for political candidates who will fulfill those goals most effectively.
The political climate in Zip 06069 (Sharon, 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
Zip 06069 (Sharon, CT) is somewhat conservative.
Sharon, Connecticut 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.
Sharon, 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 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 06069 (Sharon)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,289 contributions totaling $349,695 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $271 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 177 contributions totaling $66,655 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $377 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)