New Canaan, CT is a small town located in Fairfield County with a population of 19,738. It has a vibrant community that takes part in local politics. The town is currently represented by the Board of Selectmen which consists of five members: First Selectman Kevin Moynihan, Selectman Kit Devereaux, Selectman Paul Foley, Selectwoman Cristina A. Ross and Selectwoman Nick Williams. This board makes decisions about local laws and regulations regarding taxes, public safety, zoning and more. Additionally, state representatives such as Senator Will Haskell and Representative Tom O'Dea represent the town at the state level. There are also multiple volunteer boards in New Canaan such as Planning & Zoning Commission and Board of Education that help shape the future of the town. All these governing boards work together to ensure that New Canaan remains an inclusive and safe place for its citizens.
The political climate in Zip 06840 (New Canaan, CT) is somewhat 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 06840 (New Canaan, CT) is somewhat liberal.
New Canaan, Connecticut is somewhat 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.
New Canaan, 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 06840 (New Canaan)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,657 contributions totaling $3,034,549 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $652 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,590 contributions totaling $4,098,275 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $2,578 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)