New Hartford Center, CT is a small town located in the northwest corner of Connecticut. It has a population of approximately 2,556 people and is home to many small businesses and farms. The politics of New Hartford Center are represented by its local government. The town has a Board of Selectmen that meets monthly to manage the day-to-day affairs of the town. The Board consists of five elected members and they are responsible for setting policy and overseeing the budget for New Hartford Center. Additionally, the Town Clerk serves as an important liaison between local citizens and their representatives in government. Each year, residents elect three members to serve on the Board of Education which is responsible for overseeing education funding and policy within the town. Local elections are held every two years for positions such as State Representative, State Senator, U.S. Representative, and U.S Senate seats representing New Hartford Center's interests in legislation at the state and federal level. Therefore, politics in New Hartford Center are driven by both local government officials as well as representatives in higher levels of governance who ensure that all citizens’ voices are heard when it comes to decision making that affects them locally.
The political climate in Zip 06061 (New Hartford Center, 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 06061 (New Hartford Center, CT) is leaning conservative.
New Hartford Center, 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.
New Hartford Center, 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 06061 (New Hartford Center)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6 contributions totaling $2 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $250 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)