The small town of Northfield, Connecticut (06778) is a peaceful community with a population of 2,000. It is governed by a Mayor and Town Council, who work together as the legislative branch to ensure the safety and welfare of their citizens. The Mayor and four members of the Town Council are elected every two years to represent their constituents in local politics. The strong sense of community in Northfield makes for an excellent atmosphere in which to live. The political process in Northfield is open and transparent, allowing residents to participate and contribute ideas or concerns that affect them. Every year there are several events and programs that provide opportunities for citizens to engage with their elected representatives, encouraging dialogue about important issues affecting the town. This sense of community helps shape the town’s future direction while ensuring that residents have a voice in deciding what matters most to them.
The political climate in Zip 06778 (Northfield, 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 06778 (Northfield, CT) is somewhat conservative.
Northfield, 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.
Northfield, 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 06778 (Northfield)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6 contributions totaling $5,834 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $972 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)