The small town of Brooklyn, Connecticut, located in zip code 06234, is an idyllic and picturesque community. With its beautiful rolling hills and charming New England-style architecture, it is no wonder that many people choose to call this place home. Its population size is unknown, but despite its small size Brooklyn has had a vibrant political life. The town government is composed of a Board of Selectman who oversee the day to day operations of the town, as well as a host of other elected individuals who help ensure that things in Brooklyn are running smoothly. Local elections take place every two years and residents have the opportunity to vote for their representatives. Neighborhood issues such as schools, roads and parks are often discussed by those in power and by the citizens themselves during these local elections. This active engagement on the part of citizens helps to ensure that Brooklyn remains an attractive place to live.
The political climate in Zip 06234 (Brooklyn, 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 06234 (Brooklyn, CT) is somewhat conservative.
Brooklyn, 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.
Brooklyn, 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 06234 (Brooklyn)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 325 contributions totaling $38,081 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $117 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 18 contributions totaling $1,955 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $109 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)