Colchester, Connecticut is a town located in New London County. It is known for its rich history and commitment to preserving the local culture. The politics of Colchester are governed by a Town Council made up of nine members elected by the voters. They focus on making decisions that will benefit the local community. During election season, residents can vote for their desired candidates who support various issues such as education, health care, and public safety. Additionally, the Town Council works with state representatives to advocate for Colchester’s needs and interests at the state level. Residents can also participate in local politics through attending public meetings or volunteering for local campaigns. Through these methods, citizens can have a voice in shaping their community’s future.
The political climate in Colchester, CT is leaning liberal.
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
Colchester, CT is leaning liberal.
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.
Colchester, 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 Colchester, CT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,088 contributions totaling $176,174 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $43 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 218 contributions totaling $18,754 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $86 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)