Salisbury, Connecticut is a small but vibrant community located in the northwest corner of the state. It has a population of just over 3,000 people and is home to a number of restaurants, shops, and other attractions like Twin Lakes State Park. The town's political landscape is equally diverse, with both Democrats and Republicans represented on the local Board of Selectmen. Salisbury is also home to several small business owners who are actively involved in politics. Many residents take part in elections by attending Town Hall meetings or voting at local polls. Additionally, there are various community events held throughout the year that engage citizens and keep them informed on the issues and candidates they’ll be voting for in upcoming elections.
The political climate in Salisbury, 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
Salisbury, 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.
Salisbury, 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 Salisbury, CT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 10,427 contributions totaling $2,459,301 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $236 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 391 contributions totaling $69,876 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $179 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)