Ledyard, Connecticut is a small town in New London County with a population of 15,051. The town has an elected mayor and Town Council that lead the local government. The Mayor is responsible for proposing budgets and policies to the Town Council for approval, as well as appointing department heads and advisors. Residents can get involved in the political process of the town by attending public meetings, voting in elections, or even running for office. The Town Council also works closely with representatives from the state to ensure that Ledyard remains competitive with other towns in the region for state funding and resources. Additionally, there are several community organizations dedicated to civic engagement within Ledyard such as the Ledyard Democratic Committee which works to build support for progressive ideals. All residents of Ledyard are encouraged to become involved in their local politics and help shape their community into a better place.
The political climate in Ledyard, 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
Ledyard, 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.
Ledyard, 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 Ledyard, CT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,410 contributions totaling $331,493 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $61 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 868 contributions totaling $104,802 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $121 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)