The town of Rocky Hill, CT is a small suburb located in the northeast region of the state. With a population of approximately 20,000 people, Rocky Hill is known for its tranquil setting and strong sense of community. At the local level, the government is run by an elected mayor and four-member Town Council. The mayor and council members work together to create laws and regulations that are beneficial to residents of the town. In addition to passing legislation, they also take part in decision-making processes such as budgetary matters and land development issues. They have access to a variety of resources that aid them in their duties, including residents who voice their opinions or offer suggestions about certain policies. Beyond the local politics, Rocky Hill is part of Hartford County's legislative body which oversees various matters concerning all towns within the county. Residents are able to vote on countywide initiatives which control many aspects of life in Rocky Hill and its neighboring communities. While there are no specific local political candidates running at this time, residents can still get involved by attending meetings or volunteering their time with local organizations or campaigns related to political interests.
The political climate in Rocky Hill, CT is somewhat liberal.
Hartford County, CT is strongly liberal. In Hartford County, CT 63.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 35.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hartford county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 63.1% to 35.4%.
Hartford county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Rocky Hill, CT is somewhat liberal.
Hartford County, Connecticut is strongly 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.
Rocky Hill, 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 Rocky Hill, CT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,018 contributions totaling $184,700 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $181 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 181 contributions totaling $42,029 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $232 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)