Old Saybrook, Connecticut is a small coastal town located on the Long Island Sound with a population of around 10,000 residents. It is one of the oldest towns in the state, having been originally settled by colonists in 1635. The town's government follows a mayor-council system, with six Town Council members elected by district and a mayor elected at large. Although there are no local political candidates running for office this year, Old Saybrook has seen its share of interesting elections over the years. In recent years, elections have tended to center around issues such as property taxes and coastal erosion. There is also an active debate about how to balance preserving Old Saybrook's historic charm while embracing modern development initiatives that will bring new business and jobs to the area. Ultimately, Old Saybrook residents want their town to continue to thrive while maintaining its unique character.
The political climate in Old Saybrook, 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
Old Saybrook, 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.
Old Saybrook, 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 Old Saybrook, CT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7,408 contributions totaling $1,191,216 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $161 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 852 contributions totaling $106,428 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $125 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)