Wilton, CT is a small town located in Fairfield County with a population of 18,270 according to the 2010 US Census. Wilton is an important part of Connecticut politics because of its close proximity to larger cities in the state. The town is served by State Senator Will Haskell and two members of the Connecticut House of Representatives, Gail Lavielle and Tom O'Dea. At the local level, Wilton elects officials from five Town Boards: Selectmen, Education Board, Fiscal Policy Board, Planning & Zoning Commission and Parks and Recreation Commission. All these boards work together collaboratively to address local issues such as infrastructure development and environmental protection. Residents also have access to a wide range of services through the Town Hall including voting rights and municipal court services. With its vibrant political landscape and active citizenry, Wilton remains an important part in Connecticut politics.
The political climate in Wilton, 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
Wilton, 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.
Wilton, 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 Wilton, CT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 13,384 contributions totaling $2,411,100 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $180 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,392 contributions totaling $569,776 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $409 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)