Newtown, Connecticut is a small town located in Fairfield County, with a population of around 28,000. It is known for its rural charm and tight-knit community. The town’s politics are largely dominated by the Democratic Party, and citizens often participate in local issues through Town Council meetings. The Town Council consists of nine members who are elected to two year terms and serve as representatives of the people in their respective districts. There are several local political candidates running for office in Newtown this year, and Newtown residents have a responsibility to be informed about the candidates’ positions on local issues before casting their vote. Residents can learn more about each candidate through public forums and online resources such as the Newtown League of Women Voters website. With an engaged citizenry and strong representation from both parties, Newtown continues to be an example of democracy in action.
The political climate in Newtown, CT is leaning 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
Newtown, CT is leaning 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.
Newtown, 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 Newtown, CT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,823 contributions totaling $485,720 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $101 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 819 contributions totaling $164,870 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $201 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)