Lakeville, CT is a small town located in the Litchfield Hills of Connecticut. The town is governed by a Board of Selectmen, who are elected to four year terms. There are also Planning and Zoning Commissions that help plan for the future of the town. Lakeville has an active citizen participation with residents attending meetings to discuss issues facing the community. The town also provides numerous services such as public safety, schools, parks and recreation, libraries and other programs designed to improve quality of life. In addition, the local economy is bolstered by businesses from within the region. Lakeville has a vibrant political culture with candidates running for office from both major political parties as well as independents and third party candidates. Political debates in Lakeville often center around issues like taxes, education, public safety, environmental protection and zoning regulations. Residents are encouraged to be informed citizens and get involved in local politics by participating in elections or volunteering their time on campaigns or committees.
The political climate in Lakeville, CT is leaning 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
Lakeville, CT is leaning 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.
Lakeville, 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 Lakeville, CT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,555 contributions totaling $917,502 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $258 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 145 contributions totaling $33,292 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $230 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)