Groton Long Point, CT is a small coastal town in New London County. It is a beachfront community with a rich history and beautiful views of the Long Island Sound. The local politics of Groton Long Point are managed by the Town Council which consists of five elected members. All members are elected for two-year terms and serve without compensation. The council meets regularly to discuss important town issues such as zoning, budgets, taxation, public safety, and other matters affecting local residents. In addition to the Town Council, the town also has an active Board of Education which directs educational policy for grades K-8 in Groton Long Point. As a small community surrounded by larger cities, Groton Long Point strives to maintain its independence while working well with its surrounding municipalities.
The political climate in Groton Long Point, 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
Groton Long Point, CT 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.
Groton Long Point, 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 Groton Long Point, CT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,045 contributions totaling $149,598 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $73 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 414 contributions totaling $48,605 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $117 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)