The town of Ashford, CT is a rural community located in the northeastern part of the state. Although the town does not have a large population, it still has an active political climate. Local elections are held every two years for mayor and council members, with residents having the opportunity to support their chosen candidates. Additionally, residents can be involved in their local politics by attending public meetings and voicing their opinions on important issues facing the town. In recent years, these meetings and related events have become increasingly popular as local citizens look to make an impact in Ashford’s future development. The town also regularly hosts debates featuring local candidates running for office so that voters can get an informed perspective of each candidate’s positions on major topics impacting the region. Community members also take advantage of other opportunities to stay current on political news such as attending public forums and participating in organized activism efforts.
The political climate in Ashford, CT is somewhat conservative.
Windham County, CT is leaning conservative. In Windham County, CT 46.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 51.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Windham county remained Republican, 51.1% to 46.8%.
Windham county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ashford, CT is somewhat conservative.
Windham County, Connecticut is leaning conservative.
Worcester Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Ashford, Connecticut: D d D D 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 Ashford, CT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 648 contributions totaling $29,793 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $46 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 67 contributions totaling $3,681 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $55 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)