Editing Brookfield, Connecticut (section)

==Government and politics==
Elected bodies in the town government are a three-member [[Board of selectmen|Board of Selectmen]], a seven-member [[Board of education|Board of Education]], a six-member [[Board of Finance (New England)|Board of Finance]], a five-member [[Planning and zoning commission|Planning and Zoning Commission]], three-member Board of Assessment Appeals, and a 100-member, nonpartisan [[Representative town meeting|Representative Town Meeting]]. The town has several elective offices as well: the town clerk, probate judge, registrar of voters, tax collector and treasurer.

The Board of Finance approves financial measures, including the town budget; the Board of Education controls the town's public schools; the Representative Town Meeting is the main legislative body of the town. The three selectmen are elected on a town-wide basis, although each person can only vote for two members. This assures that there will almost always be one [[United States Democratic Party|Democrat]] and two [[United States Republican Party|Republicans]] or two Democrats and one Republican. Many of the town committees have equal representation between Democrats and Republicans, regardless of the vote breakdown, since each individual can only vote for half as many seats as are available.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Town of Brookfield, CT: First Selectman |url=https://ecode360.com/27198276 |access-date=April 25, 2024 |website=Town of Brookfield, CT Code |language=en-US}}</ref>

At the state level, Brookfield is in the [[Connecticut's 107th House of Representatives district|107th]] [[Connecticut House of Representatives|House]] district, currently represented by State Rep. [[Martin Foncello]] (R).<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.cthousegop.com/foncello/main/ | title=Main }}</ref> Brookfield is part of the [[Connecticut's 30th State Senate district|30th]] and [[Connecticut's 32nd State Senate district|32nd]] [[Connecticut State Senate|Senate]] districts, currently represented by State Sen. [[Stephen Harding (politician)|Stephen Harding]] (R) of Brookfield,<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://ctsenaterepublicans.com/home-harding/ | title=State Senator Stephen Harding }}</ref> and State Sen. [[Eric Berthel]] (R) of [[Watertown, Connecticut|Watertown]].<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://ctsenaterepublicans.com/home-berthel/ | title=State Senator Eric Berthel }}</ref> At the federal level, Brookfield is part of the [[Connecticut's 5th congressional district|5th congressional district]], which is represented by Rep. [[Jahana Hayes]] (D).

In the [[2020 United States presidential election|2020 Presidential Election]], [[Joe Biden]] (D) received the majority of votes cast by Brookfield residents. This was the first majority vote in Brookfield for a Democratic presidential candidate since [[Lyndon B. Johnson]]'s win in 1964. There are more registered Republicans than Democrats in the town, though a plurality of registered voters are unaffiliated with either party.

=== Taxes ===

As of 2022, the [[Property tax|mill rate]] in Brookfield is 25.88.<ref>https://www.brookfieldct.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif341/f/uploads/b_2022-23_bos_operating_budget_summary.pdf {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220323021225/https://www.brookfieldct.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif341/f/uploads/b_2022-23_bos_operating_budget_summary.pdf |date=March 23, 2022 }} Town of Brookfield, Connecticut General Fund Budget Summary</ref>

{| class=wikitable
! colspan = 6 | Voter registration and party enrollment as of November 1, 2022<ref>{{cite web|url=https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/SOTS/ElectionServices/Registration_and_Enrollment_Stats/Nov22RE.pdf|title=Registration and Party Enrollment Statistics as of November 1, 2022|publisher=Connecticut Secretary of State|access-date=November 10, 2022}}</ref>
|-
! colspan = 2 | Party
! Active voters
! Inactive voters
! Total voters
! Percentage
|-
| {{party color cell|Democratic Party (United States)}}
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| align = center | 3,189
| align = center | 264
| align = center | 3,453
| align = center | 25.14%
|-
| {{party color cell|Republican Party (United States)}}
| [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| align = center | 3,847
| align = center | 234
| align = center | 4,081
| align = center | 29.71%
|-
| {{party color cell|Independent Party (United States)}}
| [[Independent voter|Unaffiliated]]
| align = center | 5,515
| align = center | 441
| align = center | 5,956
| align = center | 43.36%
|-
| {{party color cell|Independent Party (United States)}}
| Minor parties
| align = center | 228
| align = center | 18
| align = center | 246
| align = center | 1.79%
|-
! colspan = 2 | Total
! align = center | 12,779
! align = center | 957
! align = center | 13,736
! align = center | 100%
|}
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|+ Brookfield town vote<br /> by party in presidential elections<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://ctemspublic.pcctg.net/#/selectTown | title=Public Reporting }}</ref>
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! Year
! [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
! [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
! [[Third party (United States)|Third Parties]]
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2024 United States presidential election|2024]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|47.17% ''5,029''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''51.19%''' ''5,458''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.64% ''174''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[2020 United States presidential election|2020]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''50.21%''' ''5,426''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|48.36% ''5,226''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.43% ''155''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2016 United States presidential election|2016]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|44.01% ''4,216''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''51.91%''' ''4,973''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|4.08% ''391''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2012 United States presidential election|2012]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|43.68% ''3,916''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''55.11%''' ''4,941''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.21% ''108''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2008 United States presidential election|2008]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|47.29% ''4,340''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''51.79%''' ''4,753''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.92% ''84''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2004 United States presidential election|2004]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|40.78% ''3,619''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''58.17%''' ''5,162''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.05% ''93''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2000 United States presidential election|2000]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|43.84% ''3,536''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''51.49%''' ''4,153''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|4.67% ''377''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1996 United States presidential election|1996]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|40.18% ''2,982''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''48.92%''' ''3,630''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|10.90% ''809''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1992 United States presidential election|1992]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|31.46% ''2,657''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''44.40%''' ''3,750''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|24.14% ''2,039''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1988 United States presidential election|1988]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|31.96% ''2,261''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''67.22%''' ''4,756''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.82% ''58''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1984 United States presidential election|1984]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|26.68% ''1,834''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''73.03%''' ''5,020''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.29% ''20''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1980 United States presidential election|1980]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|26.98% ''1,635''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''59.97%''' ''3,634''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|13.05% ''791''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1976 United States presidential election|1976]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|34.70% ''1,856''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''64.49%''' ''3,449''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.80% ''43''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1972 United States presidential election|1972]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|24.50% ''1,208''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''73.67%''' ''3,632''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.83% ''90''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1968 United States presidential election|1968]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|30.68% ''1,147''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''63.17%''' ''2,362''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|6.15% ''230''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[1964 United States presidential election|1964]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''52.75%''' ''1,475''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|47.25% ''1,321''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.00% ''0''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1960 United States presidential election|1960]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|30.27% ''544''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''69.73%''' ''1,253''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.00% ''0''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1956 United States presidential election|1956]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|11.54% ''139''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''88.46%''' ''1,065''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.00% ''0''
|}
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