Scotland, CT is a small town located in Windham County in the Northeastern part of Connecticut. The town has a population of only 1,556 according to the US census, making it one of the smaller towns in the region. Despite its small size, Scotland has an active local political presence with a variety of organizations dedicated to engaging citizens on important issues. The town's Democratic Town Committee works to promote Democratic values and ensure that local elections are fair and equitable for all residents. Likewise, Citizens for Scotland is an organization dedicated to advocating for progressive policies and addressing ongoing issues such as environmental protection, civil rights and economic development. Additionally, there are numerous other groups such as SCAN (Scotland Community Action Network) that are dedicated to enhancing the quality of life in Scotland through civic engagement and public service. Local political candidates work hard to represent the citizens of Scotland by advocating for change and promoting the values of their respective parties.
The political climate in Scotland, CT is somewhat conservative.
Windham County, CT is leaning conservative. In Windham County, CT 46.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 51.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Windham county remained Republican, 51.1% to 46.8%.
Windham county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Scotland, CT is somewhat conservative.
Windham County, Connecticut is leaning conservative.
Worcester Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Scotland, Connecticut: D d D D r r
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 Scotland, CT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 579 contributions totaling $44,978 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $78 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 72 contributions totaling $9,708 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $135 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)