Bristol is a city in Hartford County, Connecticut known for its vibrant community and culture. Politically, Bristol is part of the 26th Senate District and the 77th Assembly District, which are served by State Senator Henri Martin and State Representative Whit Betts. At the local level, the mayor of Bristol is Ellen Zoppo-Sassu. The city council consists of eight members who have been elected to serve two year terms. They work to address issues that affect the quality of life for the people who live in Bristol and strive to create a better future for them. The council meets regularly to discuss topics such as public safety, education, economic development, infrastructure improvements, environmental protection, parks and recreation initiatives and much more. Additionally, Bristol residents can participate in elections held at the local level to select representatives that represent their interests within their political districts.
The political climate in Bristol, 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
Bristol, 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.
Bristol, 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 Bristol, CT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,173 contributions totaling $156,568 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $72 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 534 contributions totaling $187,630 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $351 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)