Ridgefield, CT is a small town located in Fairfield County with a population of approximately 24,500. The town is represented at the state level by Senator Tony Hwang and Representative John Frey who are both Republicans. At the municipal level, Ridgefield is governed by a seven-member Board of Selectmen led by First Selectman Rudy Marconi. The board establishes laws and policies for the town as well as plans and administers its budget. Furthermore, Ridgefield consists of several policy-oriented boards such as Planning & Zoning Commission and Inland Wetlands Agency which offer input on community issues relevant to their areas of expertise. The citizens of Ridgefield have an opportunity to get involved in local politics and make positive changes to their community through attending meetings or voting in elections for local candidates that best represent their interests.
The political climate in Zip 06877 (Ridgefield, 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 06877 (Ridgefield, CT) is somewhat liberal.
Ridgefield, 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.
Ridgefield, 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 06877 (Ridgefield)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,290 contributions totaling $1,423,677 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $269 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 599 contributions totaling $309,715 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $517 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)