Enfield, CT is a small town located in Hartford County with a population of approximately 45,000 people. The town is governed by a seven-member Board of Selectman who are elected to two-year terms. In addition, there are several local elected officials from the Town Council and Board of Education who serve four-year terms. The town holds local elections every two years and the latest election was held in 2019. Enfield has traditionally had low voter turn out but the 2019 election saw an increase in participation with over 5,000 voters participating. This increased interest in local politics has led to more candidates campaigning for public office and creating greater awareness of the importance of their role in the community. As a result, many citizens are taking an active role in their local government and helping to shape its future.
The political climate in Enfield, 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
Enfield, 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.
Enfield, 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 Enfield, CT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7,050 contributions totaling $341,755 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $48 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,010 contributions totaling $134,025 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $133 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)