Riverside, Connecticut is a small town with a population of about 6,500 residents. It is located in Fairfield County and is close to the urban center of Stamford. The local politics in Riverside are centered around ensuring that all residents have access to quality services, such as schools and public transportation. Residents also have a say in the development of their community, and regularly voice their opinions at Town Hall meetings. Every two years, the citizens of Riverside elect members to serve on the Town Council and Boards. These officials are responsible for making sure that taxes are spent fairly and responsibly, while working to improve the overall quality of life for all citizens.
The political climate in Riverside, 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
Riverside, 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.
Riverside, 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 Riverside, CT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,606 contributions totaling $2,161,850 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $386 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 886 contributions totaling $1,217,252 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,374 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)