The town of Greenwich, Connecticut, located in Fairfield County and alongside the Long Island Sound, is a hub of politics in the area. This affluent community is home to many politically active citizens who take part in decisions both at the local and national level. The town has nine elected boards and commissions that oversee various aspects of the town's operations such as taxation, zoning, education, public healthcare and parks. In addition to these civic bodies, there are numerous political groups and organizations that provide information on current issues and participate in debates surrounding them. In elections for local offices such as mayor or selectman, candidates from both major political parties compete to serve their community. Despite its small size, the town of Greenwich has a substantial influence on state and national politics due to its proximity to New York City and Washington D.C. As an example, the 2020 U.S presidential election brought out a record number of voters from Greenwich who were motivated to have their voices heard on important matters facing our nation today.
The political climate in Zip 06831 (Greenwich, CT) is moderately 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 06831 (Greenwich, CT) is moderately liberal.
Greenwich, Connecticut is moderately 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.
Greenwich, 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 06831 (Greenwich)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,660 contributions totaling $11,807,459 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $1,773 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,677 contributions totaling $16,129,002 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $6,025 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)