The town of Weston, Connecticut is a picturesque New England community located in Fairfield County. The town has a rich history and an active local government that serves the needs of its citizens. Weston has a population of approximately 10,6900 people as of 2019, and it is governed by the Board of Selectmen and their committees. In addition to the selectmen, the Town Hall also houses other elected officials such as Town Treasurer and Tax Collector, the Town Clerk, and justices of the peace.
Weston residents are actively engaged in local politics, with many citizens running for office every election cycle. Weston has been represented in state government by State Representative John Shaban since 1999 and Senator Toni Boucher since 2005-2019. In addition, there are several local boards such as Planning and Zoning Commission, Conservation Commission, and Fire Districts that are integral in shaping the political landscape of Weston. As a result of this dedicated involvement from its citizens, Weston is a thriving community with plenty of opportunities for civic engagement.
The political climate in Weston, 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
Weston, 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.
Weston, 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 Weston, CT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,524 contributions totaling $1,316,602 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $238 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 598 contributions totaling $646,608 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,081 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)