New Britain, Connecticut, located in the 06051 zip code, is a vibrant city with a rich and diverse history. The city is governed by a Mayor-Council system of government, which consists of an elected mayor and 11 council members. Each member serves at least two years and represents one of five districts in the city. In recent years, New Britain has seen several changes in its political landscape, offering many opportunities for community engagement and advocacy. Local candidates often focus on issues such as job growth, public safety, education, and economic development. There are also many initiatives that seek to improve the quality of life for residents while encouraging community involvement. Through its elected officials and active citizens, New Britain seeks to provide a safe and prosperous future for all who call it home.
The political climate in Zip 06051 (New Britain, CT) is strongly 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
Zip 06051 (New Britain, CT) is strongly liberal.
New Britain, Connecticut is strongly 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.
New Britain, 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 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 06051 (New Britain)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 170 contributions totaling $14,086 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $83 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 17 contributions totaling $4,205 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $247 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)