The map below shows the political leanings of people in and around Fairfield County. Darker red areas have almost entirely Republican voters, dark blue areas vote mostly for Democrats, and areas in lighter shades or in light purple are areas where the vote is usually split between parties.
Politics Key
Very liberal
Split evenly
Very conservative
Fairfield County tends to be slightly democratic based on voting results in recent elections. Compared to other nearby counties, Fairfield County has more republican voters. Compared to the nation as a whole, Fairfield County leans more democratic.
Highly educated populations with bachelor’s degrees or higher tend to vote for more liberal candidates. In Fairfield County, 47.18% of all adults have earned a bachelor’s degree or higher. Educated women are far less likely to vote for conservatives, and in Fairfield County women make up 51.29% of the population.
Older Americans tend to vote more conservatively. Members of the Boomer and Silent generations (born 1928-1964) more often vote for republicans while GenX, Millennials (born 1965-1996) and younger generations consistently support democrats. The median age in Fairfield County is 41.0, which is older than the national median age of 38.1.
Is Fairfield County a political battleground? Across all types of political contests in Fairfield County, including state, local and presidential elections, races come within five percentage points 26% of the time.
Note: Federal, local, and state elections are weighed based on the recency of the election and the importance most voters assign to each seat.
Nearby Counties
- Putnam County, NY: more conservative voters
- Westchester County, NY: more liberal voters
- New Haven County, CT: more liberal voters
- Suffolk County, NY: more conservative voters
- Rockland County, NY: more liberal voters
- Nassau County, NY: more conservative voters
- Bronx County, NY: more liberal voters
- Litchfield County, CT: more conservative voters
- Bergen County, NJ: more conservative voters
- Queens County, NY: more liberal voters
Counties with Similar Populations
- Pinellas County, FL: more conservative voters
- Shelby County, TN: more liberal voters
- Bergen County, NJ: more conservative voters
- DuPage County, IL: more conservative voters
- Marion County, IN: more liberal voters
- Milwaukee County, WI: more liberal voters
- Westchester County, NY: more liberal voters
- Fresno County, CA: more conservative voters
- Honolulu County, HI: more liberal voters
- Erie County, NY: more liberal voters
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