Colebrook, Connecticut is a small town located in the Litchfield Hills region of the state. It has a total area of 13.7 square miles and a population of approximately 1,400 people. Politically, Colebrook is an independent town with no local political candidates running for office. The town does have representatives in the state government who are responsible for ensuring that local policies are taken into consideration when making decisions on state-level matters. While there may not be any local political candidates in Colebrook, residents still engage in political discussions and debates as they strive to make sure their voices are heard at the state level. Residents frequently attend meetings and events held by their representatives to ensure their issues are addressed and their ideas are considered when making policy decisions affecting the town.
The political climate in Colebrook, 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
Colebrook, 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.
Colebrook, 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 Colebrook, CT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,122 contributions totaling $276,050 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $246 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 140 contributions totaling $21,058 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $150 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)