Winsted, Connecticut is a small town located in the northwest corner of the state. While it has a population of only 6,298 people according to the 2010 census, Winsted remains an important part of its surrounding communities and beyond. Politically, Winsted is mainly progressive, with many candidates running on platforms that prioritize environmental protection, education reform and access to affordable healthcare. There are several elected officials in place in Winsted, including the Mayor, Town Clerk, and Town Council. They are all working together to find new and innovative ways to improve life for all residents of Winsted. In addition to local government officials, there are many other civic organizations around Winsted that help to foster political engagement among its citizens. Through these organizations, the community has been able to build better relations with their representatives and work towards common goals that will benefit everyone living in the area.
The political climate in Winsted, CT is leaning conservative.
Litchfield County, CT is leaning conservative. In Litchfield County, CT 46.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 51.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Litchfield county remained moderately Republican, 51.7% to 46.6%.
Litchfield county voted Republican in 2020, 2016, 2012 and 2004, and Democratic in 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Winsted, CT is leaning conservative.
Litchfield County, Connecticut is leaning conservative.
Torrington Metro Area is leaning conservative.
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.
Winsted, Connecticut: d r d r R r
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 Winsted, CT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 404 contributions totaling $17,319 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $43 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 38 contributions totaling $8,025 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $211 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)