The picturesque town of Lake Pocotopaug, CT is home to a vibrant and engaged political climate. Residents take pride in taking part in the democratic process, with many choosing to get involved by casting their vote on election day. Local elections are held every two years for mayor and city council members who strive to represent the best interests of the residents. The town also holds primary elections to choose which candidates will be on the upcoming ballots for mayor and city council members. Many local campaigns work hard to ensure that all citizens have equal access to voting information, such as registration deadlines, polling locations and upcoming election dates. Through active civic engagement, Lake Pocotopaug's citizens are able to shape their community and elect representatives that reflect their values and desired initiatives.
The political climate in Lake Pocotopaug, 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
Lake Pocotopaug, 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.
Lake Pocotopaug, 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 Lake Pocotopaug, CT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 591 contributions totaling $41,049 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $69 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 46 contributions totaling $14,003 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $304 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)