Washington Depot, CT (zip code 06794) is a small town located in Litchfield County, with an estimated population of 871. It is part of the larger town of Washington and is known for its quaint New England charm. While the town has no mayor or formal government, it does have a Town Meeting which is held every two years and provides residents with the opportunity to make decisions on local matters for their community. The Town Meeting consists of a Board of Selectmen who are elected by the residents to oversee and make decisions on issues such as budgeting, land use, taxation, services provided by the town, and many other topics. Additionally, the Township has several committees that work to address specific issues within the community. These include but are not limited to: Education and Youth Services, Economic Development and Housing, Public Safety, and Parks & Recreation. In addition to local politics being addressed at these meetings, representatives from neighboring towns also come together annually to discuss regional issues.
The political climate in Zip 06794 (Washington Depot, CT) is leaning conservative.
Litchfield County, CT is leaning conservative. In Litchfield County, CT 46.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 51.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Litchfield county remained moderately Republican, 51.7% to 46.6%.
Litchfield county voted Republican in 2020, 2016, 2012 and 2004, and Democratic in 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 06794 (Washington Depot, CT) is leaning conservative.
Washington Depot, Connecticut is leaning conservative.
Litchfield County, Connecticut is leaning conservative.
Torrington Metro Area is leaning conservative.
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.
Washington Depot, Connecticut: d r d r R r
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 06794 (Washington Depot)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 926 contributions totaling $371,008 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $401 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 28 contributions totaling $9,845 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $352 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)