The politics in 06824 Fairfield, CT are heavily influenced by the local government. The town is governed by a Board of Selectmen which consists of three members elected at-large every two years. The Board is responsible for approving budget requests and appointing town officials, as well as other important decisions regarding policy and programs for Fairfield. Additionally, a Town Meeting is held twice yearly to vote on proposed bills and amendments to town ordinances. During these meetings, residents have the chance to voice their opinions on issues that affect them and their community. Generally, politicians within the area tend to be socially progressive and support policies that emphasize environmental protection and public education. In addition to electing Board members, residents of 06824 Fairfield also vote for representatives in Connecticut’s General Assembly as well as for U.S Senators from Connecticut during elections.
The political climate in Zip 06824 (Fairfield, CT) is somewhat 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 06824 (Fairfield, CT) is somewhat liberal.
Fairfield, Connecticut is somewhat 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.
Fairfield, 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 06824 (Fairfield)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,615 contributions totaling $852,350 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $185 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,184 contributions totaling $938,909 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $793 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)