Republicans lose ground in Greenwich RTM elections

The election of the 230-member legislative body (Representative Town Meeting - RTM) has produced some surprising results in the party balance in Greenwich. The Republicans lost significant ground this election, the Democrats pulled ahead, and the big winners were those who do not want to affiliate with any major party. The results by party affiliation for each of the 12 Greenwich Districts can be found here.

Greenwich is one a few towns in Connecticut that does not reveal party affiliation on the RTM ballot. It's a very confusing set up for voters, facing simply a long alphabetical list on the ballot, requiring them to do a lot of homework on each candidate in advance.... or, they can simply rely on a recommended list. An anonymous group called the "Bipartisan Coalition" that is anything but bi-partisan or anonymous, pushed out a list of preferred candidates in each district who promised to be less fiscally stringent than Republicans about spending on public schools. This effective campaign resulted in an historic loss of control of the town budget board (BET) to the Democrat party and significantly reduced Republican showing on the RTM.

Here is an analysis of the party shift in the RTM membership compared to the 2023 elections. Last cycle, the RTM membership was 43% Republican and 41% Democrat. That made sense as Greenwich is evenly split in total registrations between Republican and Democrat voters.

But, in this 2025 election, the tables turned. Republican members are now only 37% of the RTM compared to 43% Democrats. This is a significant loss of representation by the Republican party. The districts most impacted by the shift were District 4 (Byram) dropping from 65% Republican in 2023 to 29% now; District 5 (Riverside) from 37% to 21%; District 6 (Old Greenwich) from 19% to 10%; and District 12 (Mianus) from 30% to 14%.

The biggest winners were those who were unaffiliated with any of the major parties. This group went from 16% to 21% representation in the RTM body.

Between the Lines: The new property tax assessments are now in the mail when you will see what town spending decisions mean to your wallet.

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