Politics in 06001 Avon, CT are heavily influenced by the state of Connecticut and national politics. The town has a population of 18,455 according to the 2010 census, and is governed by a Board of Selectmen and Town Manager. On the state level, Avon's representation includes State Senator Tony Hwang and State Representatives Christie Carpino and Holly Cheeseman. They all have offices in Avon where residents can discuss local issues with their representatives or get assistance with any problems they may have. Residents also have the opportunity to get involved in local civil society organizations such as Avon Citizens for Action or find volunteer opportunities through Avon Community Services or the Avon Senior Center. Through these outlets, citizens can connect with each other to express concerns about local issues and advocate for change.
The political climate in Zip 06001 (Avon, CT) is somewhat 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 06001 (Avon, CT) is somewhat liberal.
Avon, Connecticut is somewhat 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.
Avon, 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 06001 (Avon)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,754 contributions totaling $572,349 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $152 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 408 contributions totaling $393,114 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $964 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)