Northwest Harwinton, CT is home to a vibrant and engaged community that takes an active role in local politics. The area is represented by two elected officials in the Connecticut House of Representatives and one State Senator. In addition, the town has its own Board of Selectmen which consists of five members who represent their constituents and make decisions on behalf of the entire community. Residents are also encouraged to get involved with their local political parties or join organizations like the League of Women Voters that promote civic engagement. With such great opportunities for residents to become involved in their local politics, Northwest Harwinton, CT can ensure that their voices are heard and represented at all levels of government.
The political climate in Northwest Harwinton, 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
Northwest Harwinton, CT 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.
Northwest Harwinton, 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 Northwest Harwinton, CT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 469 contributions totaling $35,504 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $76 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 56 contributions totaling $8,348 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $149 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)