New Fairfield, CT is a small town located in Fairfield County. The town has a population of 13,881 and is governed by an elected Town Council with seven members. There is an active political atmosphere in New Fairfield that sees its residents engaging in debates on important local issues such as public infrastructure development and education funding. The town has seen many candidates running for positions on the Town Council in recent years, each aiming to bring their unique perspectives to the governing body. Residents are encouraged to get involved in the local political process and participate in the democratic process by voting in local elections and attending public meetings where they can voice their opinion on critical issues facing New Fairfield.
The political climate in Zip 06812 (New Fairfield, 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 06812 (New Fairfield, CT) is somewhat liberal.
New Fairfield, 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 Fairfield, 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 06812 (New Fairfield)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,072 contributions totaling $100,213 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $93 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 110 contributions totaling $16,949 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $154 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)