Clinton, CT is a small Connecticut town that is known for its strong community spirit and active political atmosphere. The town has a long history of involvement in local politics, from the election of state and local representatives to the organization of public forums and debates. The town has an elected mayor, as well as several local representatives on the Town Council who are responsible for managing the daily operations of the town. Every two years, local citizens have the opportunity to elect their own representatives to serve in office. Each representative works to ensure that all citizens receive proper representation in government by advocating for their constituents’ needs. Additionally, Clinton holds regular public forums and debates that allow citizens to become more engaged with local politics while providing a platform for candidates to discuss their views on important issues facing Clinton and its citizens.
The political climate in Clinton, 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
Clinton, 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.
Clinton, 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 Clinton, CT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,532 contributions totaling $353,629 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $140 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 290 contributions totaling $97,648 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $337 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)