Gaylordsville, CT (06755) is a small town in Litchfield County that has been around since the mid-1700s. While it has a relatively small population of just over 500 people, it is known for its tight-knit community and quaint atmosphere. Politically, Gaylordsville is mostly conservative, though there are some more progressive views as well. The town is represented by Republicans Toni Boucher and Craig Miner in the state senate and house respectively, both of whom have served since 2008 and 2011 respectively. Voter turnout for local elections tends to be quite high due to the passionate community spirit within the town. As such, local issues tend to take precedence in these elections and most residents feel well represented by their elected officials.
The political climate in Zip 06755 (Gaylordsville, CT) is somewhat conservative.
Litchfield County, CT is leaning conservative. In Litchfield County, CT 46.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 51.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Litchfield county remained moderately Republican, 51.7% to 46.6%.
Litchfield county voted Republican in 2020, 2016, 2012 and 2004, and Democratic in 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 06755 (Gaylordsville, CT) is somewhat conservative.
Gaylordsville, Connecticut is somewhat conservative.
Litchfield County, Connecticut is leaning conservative.
Torrington Metro Area is leaning conservative.
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.
Gaylordsville, Connecticut: d r d r 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 06755 (Gaylordsville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 176 contributions totaling $15,299 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $87 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $294 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $59 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)