Riverside, CT, located in 06878, is a diverse and vibrant community with a strong history of political engagement. The town is represented by several elected officials at the state level, including Senator Tony Hwang, Representative Terrie Wood and State Treasurer Shawn Wooden. At the local level, the town is represented by their Mayor, First Selectman Adam Dunsby, and members of the Board of Selectmen such as Peter Vita. Additionally, Riverside has a Town Meeting form of government that allows for all citizens to participate in the decision-making process on municipal matters. Residents can also get involved in local politics by attending town meetings and voting for local candidates during elections. With its active political landscape and engaging civic life, Riverside provides an excellent environment for residents to stay up to date on current events and engage with their elected representatives.
The political climate in Zip 06878 (Riverside, CT) is moderately 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 06878 (Riverside, CT) is moderately liberal.
Riverside, Connecticut is moderately 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.
Riverside, 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 06878 (Riverside)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,721 contributions totaling $1,368,302 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $503 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 606 contributions totaling $859,101 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,418 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)