The small but busy town of Sherman, CT (06784) is located in the heart of Fairfield County. It is home to a vibrant and diverse community that actively participates in local politics. Town meetings are held regularly to discuss current issues and decisions that affect the community, and residents take an active role in making sure their voices are heard. Every two years, Sherman votes for its local representation, with the town Selectman serving as the main political body for the area. The Selectman oversee many aspects of the town's government, from budgeting and taxation to zoning laws and public services. In addition to holding regular elections, Sherman also encourages civic engagement through committees on various topics such as education, public safety, recreation, economic development and more. Residents of Sherman have a vested interest in their local government and take pride in exercising their right to vote at every election.
The political climate in Zip 06784 (Sherman, 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 06784 (Sherman, CT) is somewhat liberal.
Sherman, 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.
Sherman, 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 06784 (Sherman)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 636 contributions totaling $122,602 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $193 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 71 contributions totaling $21,481 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $303 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)