Bridgewater, CT is a small town in the state of Connecticut. It is located in Litchfield County and has a population of around 1,425 people. Politically, Bridgewater is part of the 5th Congressional District in Connecticut and is represented by Jahana Hayes in the US House of Representatives. On the local level, Bridgewater is governed by a Board of Selectman who are elected every two years. They are responsible for making decisions regarding law enforcement, parks and recreation services, public works, and more. The current Board of Selectmen consists of three members; First Selectman James Cavanaugh, Second Selectman Mark Curtis, and Third Selectman Ronald Walker Jr. All three members work to ensure that Bridgewater remains safe and prosperous for its citizens while remaining fiscally responsible.
The political climate in Zip 06752 (Bridgewater, 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
Zip 06752 (Bridgewater, CT) is leaning conservative.
Bridgewater, Connecticut 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.
Bridgewater, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 zip 06752 (Bridgewater)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 831 contributions totaling $94,090 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $113 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 56 contributions totaling $15,019 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $268 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)