Woodbury, Connecticut is located in the northeastern part of the state and is a small, rural town with a population of nearly 9,000 residents. In terms of politics, Woodbury prides itself on its commitment to local government. The town's Board of Selectmen is the executive branch and consists of five members who are elected by residents every two years. Additionally, there are seven members of the Town Council that act as the legislative body responsible for creating local laws and ordinances. Additionally, there are various boards and commissions dedicated to specific issues such as education, public safety, health care, economic development and environmental protection. All these are appointed by the Town Council. Furthermore, Woodbury has an active League of Women Voters which provides education about voting rights and encourages voter participation in town elections.
The political climate in Woodbury, 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
Woodbury, 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.
Woodbury, 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 Woodbury, CT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,174 contributions totaling $270,450 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $124 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 270 contributions totaling $58,492 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $217 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)