Simsbury is a small town in Connecticut with a population of over 25,000 people. It is known for its picturesque natural scenery and beautiful historical sites like the Heublin-Metzger Farm Museum and the Simsbury Meadows Performing Arts Center. The town is governed by an elected Board of Selectman and is represented at the state level by two senators and four representatives in the Connecticut State Legislature. Additionally, local government initiatives are overseen by several boards, committees, and commissions which work to ensure that all needs of the citizens are met. Issues such as public safety, education, infrastructure, economic development, and environmental sustainability are all topics discussed at these meetings. Simsbury has a vibrant political culture with many citizens actively involved in local issues. It is common to hear debates on town hall meetings or public forums regarding various policies and decisions being made at the municipal level.
The political climate in Simsbury, CT is somewhat liberal.
Hartford County, CT is strongly liberal. In Hartford County, CT 63.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 35.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hartford county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 63.1% to 35.4%.
Hartford county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Simsbury, CT is somewhat liberal.
Hartford County, Connecticut is strongly liberal.
Hartford-East Hartford-Middletown 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.
Simsbury, 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 Simsbury, CT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 17,711 contributions totaling $2,963,532 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $167 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,384 contributions totaling $1,213,833 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $509 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)