West Simsbury, CT is an area located in Hartford County. It is a small community with a population of approximately 5,400 people who are proud to call it home. The politics of West Simsbury is largely focused on local initiatives and the impact they will have for the citizens. The government of West Simsbury is represented by the Board of Selectmen which consists of five members who serve for two year terms and make policy decisions that affect all citizens. All political candidates from West Simsbury must be local residents and have the support of their constituents before they can appear on any ballot. There is also an active Town Meeting where residents can voice their opinions and have a say in policy decisions that directly affect them. As such, local politics in West Simsbury are heavily dependent on the residents’ involvement and direct input into decision-making processes.
The political climate in West 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
West 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.
West 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 West Simsbury, CT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,029 contributions totaling $603,669 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $199 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 480 contributions totaling $164,861 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $343 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)