Preston, located in New London County of the US state of Connecticut, is a small town with an engaged community. It has a rich history and vibrant culture that is apparent in its politics. The town’s government is characterized by fair representation and transparency. Local elections are held every two years for the various positions on the Board of Selectmen, Town Treasurer, Town Clerk, and Tax Collector. The candidates who run for these positions have a deep understanding of their respective roles and responsibilities within the town government. Many of them have been involved within Preston's political scene for many years, providing local citizens with consistent leadership year after year. Furthermore, Preston is committed to maintaining fiscal responsibility through careful budgeting and encouraging economic growth to ensure the stability and prosperity of its citizens for generations to come.
The political climate in Preston, CT is leaning conservative.
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
Preston, CT is leaning conservative.
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.
Preston, 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 Preston, CT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 670 contributions totaling $33,317 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 146 contributions totaling $66,826 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $458 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)