Shelton, Connecticut is a small town located in the southwestern corner of the state. It has a vibrant and diverse community with a lot of interesting politics. The town is governed by an elected Mayor and Board of Aldermen. There are also many local organizations that are dedicated to promoting civic engagement and social justice in Shelton. They include community groups, political organizations, and various grassroots efforts. Recently, there has been much discussion about how the town should move forward with economic development, affordable housing initiatives, public transportation improvements, and more. People in Shelton take their civic responsibility seriously and continue to work together for a better tomorrow.
The political climate in Shelton, 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
Shelton, 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.
Shelton, 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 Shelton, CT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,348 contributions totaling $119,174 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $51 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 409 contributions totaling $75,460 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $185 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)