Prospect, CT is a small town in New Haven County with a population of approximately 9,500 people. Politics in Prospect are generally geared towards local issues and the betterment of the community as a whole. The town has a mayor-council form of government, and the council members are elected by their fellow citizens to serve four year terms. Prospect also has several other local boards such as the Planning and Zoning boards that have significant input into development and growth within the town. Public meetings are held regularly, providing opportunities for residents to participate in government by addressing important issues or voicing their opinion on proposed legislation. Local political candidates often come from within the community, as these individuals are well known and respected by their neighbors. Ultimately, politics in Prospect center around making sure that everyone is heard and all parties involved have had their voices heard before decisions are made.
The political climate in Prospect, CT is leaning liberal.
New Haven County, CT is moderately liberal. In New Haven County, CT 58.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 40.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, New Haven county remained very strongly Democratic, 58.0% to 40.6%.
New Haven county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Prospect, CT is leaning liberal.
New Haven County, Connecticut is moderately liberal.
New Haven-Milford Metro Area is moderately 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.
Prospect, 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 Prospect, CT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,501 contributions totaling $477,552 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $106 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 480 contributions totaling $107,332 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $224 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)