The politics in 06378 Stonington, CT are largely influenced by the values of its residents. The local government is focused on providing services that ensure a high quality of life for the community. Residents work together to ensure that their town is a safe and desirable place to live. Local representatives work to ensure that laws and regulations meet the needs of the citizens, while staying true to the unique character of Stonington. They strive to maintain a balance between conservation and economic growth, while also preserving the historical importance of the area. The town is home to many different political factions, who work together respectfully in order to find solutions that benefit everyone.
The political climate in Zip 06378 (Stonington, CT) is leaning liberal.
New London County, CT is somewhat liberal. In New London County, CT 56.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 40.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, New London county remained very strongly Democratic, 56.9% to 40.9%.
New London county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 06378 (Stonington, CT) is leaning liberal.
Stonington, Connecticut is leaning liberal.
New London County, Connecticut is somewhat liberal.
Norwich-New London 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.
Stonington, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 zip 06378 (Stonington)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,925 contributions totaling $212,092 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $110 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 148 contributions totaling $25,252 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $171 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)