Politics in Kent, CT (06757) are largely focused on local issues and the health of the community. The town is led by a First Selectman and Board of Selectmen who serve to make decisions for the people of Kent. In addition to the local government, there are several organizations that work to advocate for certain causes in the community, such as education reform and environmental protection. Every four years, citizens of Kent have the opportunity to vote for candidates running for local office including Town Clerk, Board of Education Members, and Tax Collector. Every two years, residents vote for their state representative in Connecticut’s General Assembly. Local elections typically focus on issues like taxes, infrastructure development, public safety, and education. During election season, Kent residents come out in droves to support their favorite candidates and discuss the future of their town.
The political climate in Zip 06757 (Kent, 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 06757 (Kent, CT) is somewhat conservative.
Kent, 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.
Kent, 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 06757 (Kent)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,055 contributions totaling $666,761 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $632 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 27 contributions totaling $15,325 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $568 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)