Politics in Pomfret, CT is a unique blend of local and federal initiatives that shape the area. At the local level, citizens of Pomfret can make their voice heard by electing selectmen and other town officials to represent their interests. These selectmen are responsible for managing the town's budget and setting up projects within the community. On a federal level, Pomfret is represented by a member of both the US House of Representatives and the US Senate. This allows citizens to have access to representatives who will work to ensure that Pomfret has access to government funds necessary for infrastructure improvements, education programs, and other initiatives that benefit the area.
The political climate in Pomfret, CT is somewhat conservative.
Windham County, CT is leaning conservative. In Windham County, CT 46.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 51.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Windham county remained Republican, 51.1% to 46.8%.
Windham county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Pomfret, CT is somewhat conservative.
Windham County, Connecticut is leaning conservative.
Worcester Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Pomfret, Connecticut: D d D D 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 Pomfret, CT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 882 contributions totaling $100,333 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $114 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 69 contributions totaling $7,973 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $116 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)