Pawcatuck, CT is a small town located in the southeastern corner of the state. Politics in Pawcatuck are focused on local issues and quality of life initiatives such as maintaining infrastructure, improving public services, and bolstering economic development. The town is represented by elected officials at all levels of government – from the Town Council and Mayor at the local level to the state legislature and Congress. Residents of Pawcatuck are actively engaged in civic affairs and frequently participate in public forums to discuss important issues facing their community. Furthermore, there are numerous community organizations dedicated to making positive change by advocating for improved public services or helping to support local businesses. As a result, Pawcatuck has become an increasingly vibrant place to live with plenty of opportunities to get involved in making a difference.
The political climate in Pawcatuck, CT is somewhat 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
Pawcatuck, CT is somewhat 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.
Pawcatuck, 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 Pawcatuck, CT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 309 contributions totaling $59,552 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $193 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 68 contributions totaling $8,758 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $129 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)