Burlington, Connecticut is a small town located in Hartford County. It has a population of around 9,000 people and is known for its quaint rural charm. Within the town, there are several active political organizations that are involved in local issues. The Democratic Town Committee works to advance the Democratic platform and elect Democratic candidates to local offices such as Town Council and Board of Education. The Republican Town Committee also works to promote their party's message and elect Republican candidates to local office. Each committee hosts events throughout the year that bring together elected officials, candidates, community members, and other supporters to discuss important issues facing Burlington residents. Additionally, many of Burlington's citizens actively participate in the political process by voting in elections or attending public hearings on local matters. By engaging with politics at a local level, Burlington residents can be part of the decision-making process that shapes their community.
The political climate in Burlington, CT is leaning liberal.
Hartford County, CT is strongly liberal. In Hartford County, CT 63.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 35.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hartford county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 63.1% to 35.4%.
Hartford county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Burlington, CT is leaning liberal.
Hartford County, Connecticut is strongly 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.
Burlington, 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 Burlington, CT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 423 contributions totaling $43,568 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $103 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 89 contributions totaling $19,623 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $220 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)