Westport, CT is a small town located in Fairfield County in the state of Connecticut. It is known for its vibrant culture and unique atmosphere. Politically, Westport has been a reliably Democratic stronghold in recent years. In the 2020 presidential election, Joe Biden won by a wide margin in Westport. The town also elects Democrats to the State Legislature, including Mitch Bolinsky who currently represents the 122nd district. On the local level, Westport residents have elected a variety of candidates from both political parties to their Town Council and Board of Education. The current mayor of Westport is Jim Marpe who was first elected in 2013 as a Republican and re-elected for his third term in 2019 with a large majority of votes from both Democrats and Republicans alike. Despite its small size, Westport plays an important role politically in Connecticut and beyond due to its large population and educated electorate.
The political climate in Westport, CT is somewhat 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
Westport, CT is somewhat 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.
Westport, 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Westport, CT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 15,354 contributions totaling $5,777,011 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $376 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,200 contributions totaling $6,185,070 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $5,154 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)