Bridgeport, Connecticut is the largest city in the state and is a diverse and vibrant community. Located in Fairfield County, Bridgeport has been known for its strong political presence throughout its history. The local government in 06608 Bridgeport CT is led by Mayor Joseph Ganim, who was first elected in 2015. He has proposed many initiatives for the city to improve its economy and infrastructure, as well as increasing public safety. The City Council of Bridgeport is also active in representing the interests of 06608 Bridgeport citizens and ensuring their needs are being met. They are comprised of 9 members from different districts in the city who work hard to represent their constituents both locally and at the state level. In addition to Mayor Ganim and the City Council, there are many local political organizations and groups that serve as advocates for important issues such as education reform, environmental protection, economic development, housing affordability, civil rights protections, public health initiatives, police accountability reform, among other topics. Through these organizations, residents of 06608 Bridgeport have a direct say in how their community develops politically.
The political climate in Zip 06608 (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 06608 (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 06608 (Bridgeport)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 18 contributions totaling $230 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $13 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)