Broad Brook, Connecticut is a small town located in Hartford County with a population of about 4,400 people. Although it is a relatively small community, Broad Brook has its own local politics that the citizens take very seriously. The town is governed by an elected Board of Selectmen that oversees various departments and services including public safety, taxes, education, recreation and more. There are also several other local elected officials that serve the residents such as town clerks and tax collectors. In addition to these officials, there are also various political committees and organizations that work towards ensuring the rights of all citizens in Broad Brook. With all the active involvement from the residents and leaders, Broad Brook remains a vibrant and engaged community politically.
The political climate in Broad Brook, 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
Broad Brook, 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.
Broad Brook, 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 Broad Brook, CT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 86 contributions totaling $6,526 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $76 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 32 contributions totaling $1,295 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $40 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)