Politics in 06110 West Hartford, CT are centered around the local government. The town mayor is Shari Cantor who has served since 2009. Mayor Cantor leads a board of nine Town Council members who are elected to two-year terms by the residents of West Hartford. Through this Board, residents can voice their opinions and help to shape the future of the town through public forums and budget reviews. The local government is responsible for providing essential services such as police and fire protection, street maintenance and snow removal, public parks and schools, community outreach programs, and other important services vital to the wellbeing of its citizens. In addition to these services, West Hartford also provides an active cultural life with museums, theatres, music events, art galleries and many other attractions that make it an attractive place for people of all ages to live.
The political climate in Zip 06110 (West Hartford, CT) is moderately 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 06110 (West Hartford, CT) is moderately liberal.
West Hartford, Connecticut is moderately 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.
West Hartford, 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 06110 (West Hartford)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 885 contributions totaling $42,356 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $48 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 115 contributions totaling $7,553 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $66 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)