The politics in 06039 Lakeville, CT are focused on local issues that affect the daily lives of residents. The town is represented by a Board of Selectmen which consists of three members and works to ensure that the town is being managed efficiently. The Board meets regularly to discuss important issues such as taxes, infrastructure, public safety and education. In addition, the Board appoints representatives to oversee different departments within the town such as Parks & Recreation, Public Works and Schools. Through these departments they strive to maintain quality services for the community while also providing guidance on matters related to taxation and budgeting. As well, Lakeville has an active Town Meeting where citizens can voice their opinions on current topics and proposed laws or resolutions. Through these meetings locals can have direct input into how their town is run.
The political climate in Zip 06039 (Lakeville, CT) is leaning 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 06039 (Lakeville, CT) is leaning conservative.
Lakeville, Connecticut is leaning 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.
Lakeville, 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 06039 (Lakeville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,729 contributions totaling $232,176 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $134 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 53 contributions totaling $9,870 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $186 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)