Collinsville, Connecticut is a small town located in the northern part of the state. With a population of about 6,500 people, it has become a close-knit community with plenty of local politics. Many of the political issues facing Collinsville are similar to those faced by other towns in Connecticut—taxation and spending, education funding, economic development, infrastructure improvements and environmental policy. There are several candidates running in local elections who are dedicated to representing the needs of their constituents in Collinsville as well as addressing the aforementioned topics. These Candidates have solid plans for addressing each issue that they have discussed on their respective campaigns websites as well as during various public forums held throughout town. Ultimately it is up to voters to decide which candidate will be best equipped to tackle these important issues that Collinsville residents face while ensuring the overall success of this vibrant community.
The political climate in Collinsville, 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
Collinsville, 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.
Collinsville, 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 Collinsville, CT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,759 contributions totaling $94,777 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $54 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 183 contributions totaling $42,002 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $230 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)