Washington, CT is a small town in the Litchfield Hills of northwestern Connecticut. It is a geographically diverse community that has seen significant economic growth over the past few decades. Politically, Washington is a staunchly Democratic-leaning town with an active local government and an engaged citizenry. The Town Council consists of five members who are elected to serve two-year terms in nonpartisan elections. Residents can get involved in their local politics by attending Town Council meetings or by participating in political activities such as door-knocking and phone banking for candidates running for office. With its progressive ideals and strong commitment to public service, Washington is a great place to call home and get involved with politics!
The political climate in Washington, CT is somewhat 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
Washington, CT is somewhat 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.
Washington, 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 Washington, CT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,583 contributions totaling $2,414,404 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $367 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 485 contributions totaling $84,134 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $173 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)