Salem, Connecticut is a small town located in New London County. It has a population of about 2,200 and is considered a rural community. The local politics are mainly managed by the Town Board of Selectmen, who work to ensure that all citizens' needs are met in the most effective way possible. Additionally, the town has an active Democratic and Republican party which helps to maintain a balanced political environment. The two main political candidates running for office in Salem are Democrats Bob Anderson and George Brown, both of whom have been involved with the community for many years. Both candidates have strong platforms and are passionate about improving their local community. Overall, Salem’s politics are focused on working together to ensure that all residents have access to resources they need while also making sure that growth is sustainable and beneficial for everyone in the community.
The political climate in Salem, 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
Salem, 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.
Salem, 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 Salem, CT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,535 contributions totaling $163,069 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $64 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 163 contributions totaling $17,800 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $109 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)