Monroe, Connecticut is a small town located in Fairfield County. The town has a rich political history and is represented by elected officials at all levels of government. At the local level, Monroe residents are represented by the Monroe Town Council, which consists of five members that are elected to serve staggered two-year terms. The council meets regularly to discuss a wide range of issues that affect the town’s residents, such as land use regulations, budget appropriations, and public safety. In addition to the Town Council, Monroe also elects representatives to the state legislature and congressional delegation every two years in statewide elections. With thoughtful participation from its citizens through voting and involvement in their local politics, Monroe remains an active part of Connecticut's democracy.
The political climate in Monroe, CT is leaning 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
Monroe, CT is leaning 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.
Monroe, 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 Monroe, CT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,021 contributions totaling $442,925 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $434 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 117 contributions totaling $88,133 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $753 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)