The politics in Stamford, Connecticut (06902) are complex and have been evolving since the earliest days of its founding. The city has a strong Democratic base with over 54% registered Democrats compared to about 24% Republicans, while the rest register as unaffiliated voters. It is represented by four state senators in the Connecticut General Assembly and seven members of the House of Representatives. These representatives shape local law and policy decisions that impact the quality of life for residents in Stamford. Each election cycle brings out a host of local candidates from both major parties vying for votes within this diverse community. Local officials strive to make responsible fiscal decisions while striving to improve education, public safety, housing, infrastructure and economic development for their constituents. As a result of their efforts, Stamford continues to be an attractive place to live, work and play.
The political climate in Zip 06902 (Stamford, CT) is strongly 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 06902 (Stamford, CT) is strongly liberal.
Stamford, Connecticut is strongly 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.
Stamford, 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 06902 (Stamford)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7,481 contributions totaling $1,485,556 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $199 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 899 contributions totaling $2,389,370 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $2,658 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)