The politics in Norwalk, CT (Zip Code 06853) are characterized by a strong commitment to progress and public policy. The city is part of the 140th district of the Connecticut House of Representatives, and is currently represented by Democratic State Representative Chris Perone. At the county level, Norwalk is part of Fairfield County’s 23rd Senate District and is currently represented by Republican Senator Tony Hwang. Local politicians strive to serve their constituents in Norwalk, focusing on improving local schools, creating new jobs, maintaining public safety, and finding ways to reduce taxes for citizens. Residents are encouraged to stay informed about local political issues and have multiple opportunities to engage in a dialogue with their elected officials through town hall meetings or other civic events throughout the year.
The political climate in Zip 06853 (Norwalk, 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 06853 (Norwalk, CT) is somewhat liberal.
Norwalk, 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.
Norwalk, 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 06853 (Norwalk)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,560 contributions totaling $273,745 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $107 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 253 contributions totaling $140,979 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $557 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)