The small town of New Hartford, CT (06057) is located in the northwestern part of the state. It is a rural area with a variety of natural resources that draw people to live there. Its politics are mainly conservative, with Republican candidates receiving more votes than their Democratic counterparts in recent elections. The town has an active government and holds local elections every two years for various positions such as First Selectman, Selectman, Town Clerk, Board of Finance members, and others. Most issues are resolved at the local level without much involvement from outside parties. Residents take pride in their community and strive to keep it safe and prosperous through cooperation between local leaders and residents alike.
The political climate in Zip 06057 (New Hartford, 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 06057 (New Hartford, CT) is somewhat conservative.
New Hartford, 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.
New Hartford, 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 06057 (New Hartford)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 406 contributions totaling $66,108 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $163 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 69 contributions totaling $219,325 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $3,179 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)