Southport, CT is a small town located in Fairfield County and is known for its scenic views and friendly community. When it comes to politics, Southport takes part in the local elections in Fairfield County as well as the state of Connecticut. Although the town has no local political candidates, residents are able to cast their vote for representatives at the state and federal level that represent them. The people of Southport take great importance in making sure their voice is heard through these elections, as their opinions matter to those representing them. It is important for all citizens of Southport to understand the issues that affect their area and vote responsibly to ensure that only qualified candidates are elected.
The political climate in Southport, 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
Southport, 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.
Southport, 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 Southport, CT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,353 contributions totaling $532,633 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $226 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 692 contributions totaling $965,116 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,395 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)