The politics in 06053 New Britain, CT are steeped in history. The city has long been a place of diverse opinions and strong representation from both political parties. In 2017, the citizens of 06053 elected Democrat Tim O’Brien as their Mayor. During his tenure, he has focused on creating job opportunities for residents and improving public safety. Additionally, he has worked to reduce taxes and create an atmosphere of economic stability for businesses in the community. Along with Mayor O'Brien, there is a host of current local representatives from both major parties that make up the New Britain City Council. These representatives work to prepare and review legislation that affects the downtown core and surrounding neighborhoods within 06053. Their efforts have helped to improve infrastructure, encourage economic growth, and create a safe environment for all citizens.
The political climate in Zip 06053 (New Britain, CT) is moderately liberal.
Hartford County, CT is strongly liberal. In Hartford County, CT 63.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 35.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hartford county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 63.1% to 35.4%.
Hartford county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 06053 (New Britain, CT) is moderately liberal.
New Britain, Connecticut is moderately liberal.
Hartford County, Connecticut is strongly liberal.
Hartford-East Hartford-Middletown 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.
New Britain, 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 06053 (New Britain)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 744 contributions totaling $33,664 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $45 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 106 contributions totaling $17,991 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $170 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)