Durham, Connecticut is a small town located in Middlesex County. It has a population of approximately 7,000 people and is known for its quiet atmosphere and tight-knit community. In terms of politics, Durham is part of the 30th General Assembly district, which includes several other nearby towns such as Middlefield and Middletown. The current representative for this district is Chris Davis, a Democrat who was elected in 2018. Local politics in Durham are quite diverse with candidates from both major political parties running for municipal offices. This diversity reflects the larger trends occurring at the state and national levels and enables local citizens to have their voices heard on important issues facing their community.
The political climate in Durham, 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
Durham, 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.
Durham, 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 Durham, CT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,872 contributions totaling $179,964 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $96 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 148 contributions totaling $86,784 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $586 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)