Greenwich, CT is an affluent town located in Fairfield County. It is home to many businesses and a diverse population of people. Local politics in Greenwich have historically been dominated by the Republican Party, with the most recent mayoral election being won by David Theis, a Republican. In addition, Republicans currently maintain a majority on the Greenwich Town Council. The town also has several state representatives from both major parties who work to keep residents informed and engaged in local civic issues. Residents of Greenwich are encouraged to participate in their local government and stay abreast of current political events through attending town meetings, staying updated on news outlets, and engaging with other members of their community.
The political climate in Greenwich, 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
Greenwich, 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.
Greenwich, 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 Greenwich, CT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 89,685 contributions totaling $92,484,441 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $1,031 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 24,623 contributions totaling $104,211,659 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $4,232 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)