The politics of 06796 West Cornwall, CT is largely reflective of the greater Connecticut area. The two main political parties in the state are the Democratic and Republican parties. Both parties have strong representatives in the town's government, with a number of Democrats and Republicans running for local offices in town. As far as national politics is concerned, most West Cornwall residents tend to lean left and support the Democratic Party. There has been an increase in voter turnout and support for progressive issues in recent years, which many attribute to an influx of younger voters moving into the area. The town also boasts a strong sense of community spirit and volunteerism, with residents often coming together to help each other out on various issues. This sense of neighborly friendship helps give a voice to those who may not have one normally, making it a great place to live for all who call it home.
The political climate in Zip 06796 (West Cornwall, 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 06796 (West Cornwall, CT) is leaning conservative.
West Cornwall, 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.
West Cornwall, 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 06796 (West Cornwall)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,480 contributions totaling $424,724 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $171 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 96 contributions totaling $3,017 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $31 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)