The politics in the 06278 Ashford, CT area are mostly focused on local issues and initiatives. The town is served by a selectman-town meeting form of government. This system consists of five elected officials (selectmen) who serve as the primary decision-making body of the town. They are responsible for setting tax rates, approving the annual budget, appointing committees to oversee various services, and ensuring that all municipal laws and regulations are carried out. Each year the citizens of Ashford elect a new set of selectmen who serve three year terms. These individuals work diligently to represent the interests of their constituents while navigating state and federal mandates. Additionally, each resident has the opportunity to make their voice heard through local referendums and initiatives that appear on the ballot every other year. Ultimately, these elections provide an important platform to ensure that residents’ voices are heard in determining how resources should be allocated in their community.
The political climate in Zip 06278 (Ashford, CT) is somewhat conservative.
Windham County, CT is leaning conservative. In Windham County, CT 46.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 51.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Windham county remained Republican, 51.1% to 46.8%.
Windham county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 06278 (Ashford, CT) is somewhat conservative.
Ashford, Connecticut is somewhat conservative.
Windham County, Connecticut is leaning conservative.
Worcester Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Ashford, Connecticut: D d D D 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 06278 (Ashford)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 648 contributions totaling $29,793 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $46 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 67 contributions totaling $3,681 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $55 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)