The small town of Stafford Springs, CT is known for its close-knit community and vibrant downtown. Politically, the town is part of Connecticut’s 2nd Congressional District and serves as the seat of Tolland County government. Locally, elected officials are committed to working towards a better quality of life for all residents, with a focus on economic growth and sustainability. They have taken an active role in helping families find resources such as affordable housing, after-school programs for children, and job training opportunities. The local political candidates work diligently to establish transparent relations between constituents and local government, aiming to create an engaged citizenry who can make informed decisions about their own civic futures.
The political climate in Zip 06076 (Stafford Springs, CT) is leaning liberal.
Tolland County, CT is somewhat liberal. In Tolland County, CT 54.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 43.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Tolland county remained strongly Democratic, 54.7% to 43.2%.
Tolland county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 06076 (Stafford Springs, CT) is leaning liberal.
Stafford Springs, Connecticut is leaning liberal.
Tolland County, Connecticut is somewhat liberal.
Hartford-East Hartford-Middletown 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.
Stafford Springs, 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 06076 (Stafford Springs)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 475 contributions totaling $34,461 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $73 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 49 contributions totaling $3,732 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $76 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)