Bridgeport, CT is an increasingly diverse and vibrant city located in the heart of the state. In terms of local politics, Bridgeport is represented by a mayor and several city council members who work together to ensure the wellbeing of its citizens. The current mayor of Bridgeport is Joe Ganim, with the help of his team, he has been able to continue making progress for the betterment of Bridgeport. The city council consists of seven members including, Ernie Newton, Michelle Lyons-Mikulski, Eneida Martinez-Walker, Maria Valle, Jeanette Herron, Christopher Rosario and Nichole Jefferson. Each member represents a different district within the city and they are all committed to helping make positive changes in their respective areas of representation. Together they strive to create a safe and prosperous environment for all residents in Bridgeport.
The political climate in Zip 06610 (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 06610 (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 06610 (Bridgeport)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 133 contributions totaling $8,705 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $65 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 100 contributions totaling $7,842 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $78 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)