Stratford, Connecticut is a small town located in Fairfield County and is part of the Greater Bridgeport area. The town has a population of approximately 51,384 people and provides its citizens with plenty of opportunities for political engagement and participation. Stratford has an active local government that is comprised of seven Town Council members elected at-large, a Mayor elected by the people, and several boards and commissions responsible for helping to shape the city’s policies. The Town Council holds regular public meetings where citizens can debate and discuss proposed ordinances and plans for the future of the town. In addition to local politics, residents are also able to participate in national elections by voting for representatives at all levels of government. Politically, Stratford leans towards progressive values; most recently voting Democratic in both the 2016 Presidential Election as well as the 2018 Midterm Elections. Through continued civic engagement, Stratford’s citizens are able to ensure that their voices are heard both at home and across the nation.
The political climate in Zip 06615 (Stratford, 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 06615 (Stratford, CT) is moderately liberal.
Stratford, 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.
Stratford, 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 06615 (Stratford)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,111 contributions totaling $62,824 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $57 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 161 contributions totaling $18,111 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $112 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)