The politics in Newtown, CT 06470 are largely dominated by the Democratic Party. The town has had an overwhelmingly Democratic majority since the late 1960s, with most local political candidates for both state and federal offices being Democrats and Republican candidates rarely having a chance to win. The town is also home to a number of strong community organizations that advocate for progressive causes and Democratic ideals. Residents take part in marches, rallies, and other forms of activism in support of their preferred candidates and causes. As a result, Connecticut's 06470 Newtown has become one of the most politically active locations in the state with consistent voter turnout and an engaged citizenry.
The political climate in Zip 06470 (Newtown, 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 06470 (Newtown, CT) is somewhat liberal.
Newtown, 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.
Newtown, 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 06470 (Newtown)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,808 contributions totaling $187,709 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $104 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 347 contributions totaling $75,254 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $217 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)