Wethersfield, Connecticut is a small town of approximately 26,000 people located in Hartford County. It has a rich history dating back to 1634 and is the oldest settlement in the state. Although it is small, this community has a strong presence in local politics. The town operates under a Town Council/Town Manager form of government, with the six members of the Town Council serving as the legislative authority for policy making and budgetary approval. The council holds monthly meetings that are open to all town residents and are chaired by the Town Manager. In addition to their duties on the Town Council, elected officials also serve on various boards and commissions such as the Board of Education, Planning & Zoning Commission, Conservation & Inland Wetlands Commission and more. Each election cycle brings an opportunity for Wethersfield citizens to elect candidates who represent their values and beliefs in local government.
The political climate in Wethersfield, 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
Wethersfield, 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.
Wethersfield, 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 Wethersfield, CT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,658 contributions totaling $176,301 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $106 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 244 contributions totaling $60,784 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $249 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)