Killingworth, Connecticut is a small town located in Middlesex County. Although it is a small community, it has an active political landscape. The town is governed by an elected Board of Selectmen and the local government consists of many committees and commissions that provide services to the residents of Killingworth. Residents are able to get involved in politics by running for office or attending Town Meetings. Local citizens also have the opportunity to be involved in the electoral process by attending debates and voting in local elections. Furthermore, the community has various civic organizations that contribute to its vibrancy including Environmental Action Group, Conservation Commission and Lions and Lioness Clubs. In addition, there are several social service organizations that help support those in need such as the Killingly Food Pantry and ECCO Care Services. All of these activities come together to create a vibrant political culture within Killingworth that allows for citizen involvement, education about issues facing our country today, and general civic engagement with their neighbors.
The political climate in Killingworth, CT is leaning liberal.
Middlesex County, CT is moderately liberal. In Middlesex County, CT 57.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 41.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Middlesex county remained very strongly Democratic, 57.3% to 41.0%.
Middlesex county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Killingworth, CT is leaning liberal.
Middlesex County, Connecticut is moderately liberal.
Hartford-East Hartford-Middletown 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.
Killingworth, 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 Killingworth, CT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,312 contributions totaling $58,819 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $45 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 77 contributions totaling $16,389 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $213 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)