Bridgeport, Connecticut is the largest city in the state of Connecticut with a population of 147,629 according to the 2019 United States Census. The city has a long political history with many residents actively involved in local and state politics. In 06607 Bridgeport, CT, the public elects its mayor and members of the Common Council for two year terms. The mayor is responsible for overseeing the daily operations of the city, as well as developing policy initiatives that reflect community values. Additionally, there are numerous political action committees that focus on certain issues such as education, health care, and poverty. These committees meet regularly to discuss current events and how they affect local politics. Bridgeport citizens also vote for delegates to their State House Representatives and State Senate seats to represent them on a larger level. This helps keep Bridgeport's voice heard in both local and statewide discussions about important topics like taxes, jobs, public safety, etc.
The political climate in Zip 06607 (Bridgeport, CT) is strongly liberal.
Fairfield County, CT is strongly liberal. In Fairfield County, CT 62.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 35.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Fairfield county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 62.9% to 35.7%.
Fairfield county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 06607 (Bridgeport, CT) is strongly liberal.
Bridgeport, Connecticut is strongly liberal.
Fairfield County, Connecticut is strongly liberal.
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk 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.
Bridgeport, 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 06607 (Bridgeport)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $609 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $152 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $250 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)