The politics in Hamden, Connecticut are focused on serving the town's residents. The town has a mayor-council form of government with a popularly elected mayor and town council representing the various wards in the city. Local elections take place every two years, with each ward having its own representatives. The Mayor and Town Council work together to develop policies and budgets that best serve the needs of citizens. Recent initiatives have focused on increasing economic development, improving infrastructure, and promoting public health. They have also worked to ensure access to quality education for all students, no matter their background or financial status. In addition, they strive to protect natural resources and promote sustainability while maintaining a healthy balance between residential and business growth. Overall, Hamden is committed to creating an environment where everyone can thrive.
The political climate in Hamden, CT is somewhat liberal.
New Haven County, CT is moderately liberal. In New Haven County, CT 58.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 40.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, New Haven county remained very strongly Democratic, 58.0% to 40.6%.
New Haven county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hamden, CT is somewhat liberal.
New Haven County, Connecticut is moderately liberal.
New Haven-Milford Metro Area is moderately 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.
Hamden, 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 Hamden, CT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 27,927 contributions totaling $2,624,137 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $94 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 783 contributions totaling $140,656 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $180 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)