Bridgewater, CT is a small town in the Litchfield County located in the western part of Connecticut. It has a small population of just over 2,000 people and is known for its rural village atmosphere. The town's local government consists of an elected Board of Selectmen who handle local laws and policies. There is also a Town Meeting where citizens come together to discuss and vote on issues important to the community as a whole. The meeting takes place every other year in March. Bridgewater has strong ties to both Republican and Democratic parties with many of its citizens being active members in each. In recent years, there has been an increased focus on environmental sustainability and ensuring that resources are used responsibly. Local initiatives have been put forward to protect the town’s forests, rivers, lakes, and wetlands from development or destruction by making sure they are managed responsibly for future generations to enjoy. These efforts have been well received by citizens of all political persuasions throughout the town.
The political climate in Bridgewater, 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
Bridgewater, 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.
Bridgewater, 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 Bridgewater, CT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 831 contributions totaling $94,090 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $113 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 56 contributions totaling $15,019 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $268 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)