The town of Suffield, Connecticut (06078) is a vibrant community with a strong sense of local pride. Politically, the town leans toward the Republican Party and has sent many of its representatives to the state’s legislature. One of the most prominent politicians from the area is Governor Ned Lamont who was elected in 2018. He is currently running for re-election on a platform that focuses on job creation and public safety. Other local political candidates include State Representative Bruce Morris and First Selectman Melissa Mack, both of whom have been active in advocating for their constituents for many years. In addition to these individuals, Suffield voters also elect three selectmen every two years to serve on the Town Council. All elections are determined by majority vote and all registered citizens are eligible to participate in them.
The political climate in Zip 06078 (Suffield, CT) is somewhat liberal.
Hartford County, CT is strongly liberal. In Hartford County, CT 63.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 35.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hartford county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 63.1% to 35.4%.
Hartford county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 06078 (Suffield, CT) is somewhat liberal.
Suffield, Connecticut is somewhat liberal.
Hartford County, Connecticut is strongly 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.
Suffield, 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 06078 (Suffield)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 718 contributions totaling $54,984 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $77 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 74 contributions totaling $20,453 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $276 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)