The town of Middlefield, Connecticut is located in Middlesex County and has a rich political history. The town prides itself on its strong sense of community and local involvement in politics. It elects representatives to the State House of Representatives as well as the Connecticut Senate, both of which are dedicated to serving the community's needs and interests. In addition, Middlefield also elects members to the Board of Education and Town Council, who work together to ensure that the town is well-governed and provides excellent educational opportunities for its residents. Every election cycle, local candidates put forth their platform and vision for improving the quality of life in Middlefield. Through their efforts and initiatives, Middlefield strives to be a place where everyone can thrive and feel supported.
The political climate in Middlefield, 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
Middlefield, 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.
Middlefield, 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 Middlefield, CT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 223 contributions totaling $14,382 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $64 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 34 contributions totaling $1,250 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $37 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)