The town of Stafford, CT is a small but vibrant community located in Tolland County. It has a long and storied history as one of the original four townships established in Connecticut in 1671. It is currently home to about 13,000 people, who take great pride in being part of this tight-knit community. Politically, Stafford is run by an elected mayor and board of selectmen, who are responsible for setting policy and managing the everyday operations of the town. They work alongside other local officials, such as the town clerk and treasurer, to ensure that all residents are taken care of. In addition to these representatives, Stafford also has numerous political organizations that work hard to bring attention to important local issues and advocate for their constituents' rights. From working on initiatives such as environmental conservation programs or addressing budget deficits to participating in public forums or organizing protests and rallies, these groups have had a positive impact on the well-being of the town and its citizens.
The political climate in Stafford, CT is leaning conservative.
Tolland County, CT is somewhat liberal. In Tolland County, CT 54.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 43.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Tolland county remained strongly Democratic, 54.7% to 43.2%.
Tolland county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Stafford, CT is leaning conservative.
Tolland County, Connecticut is somewhat liberal.
Hartford-East Hartford-Middletown 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.
Stafford, 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 Stafford, CT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,479 contributions totaling $129,130 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $87 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 169 contributions totaling $34,197 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $202 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)