Union, CT is a small town located in the state of Connecticut. It is home to many different political views and ideologies. Although there are no local political candidates running for office, the town is still actively engaged in the national and state conversations about politics. Residents often come together to discuss their opinions on various topics related to politics, such as taxes, healthcare, education, and more. In addition to talking about politics in person, residents also take part in online forums or attend local events to learn more about current issues. Union's local government works hard to ensure that all voices are heard and respected when it comes to decisions that affect the community. Through its efforts, Union strives to create an open dialogue around politics that allows everyone to feel heard and involved in the process.
The political climate in Union, CT is leaning conservative.
Tolland County, CT is somewhat liberal. In Tolland County, CT 54.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 43.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Tolland county remained strongly Democratic, 54.7% to 43.2%.
Tolland county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Union, CT is leaning conservative.
Tolland County, Connecticut is somewhat 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.
Union, 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 Union, CT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 595 contributions totaling $37,768 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 97 contributions totaling $11,646 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $120 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)