Cromwell, Connecticut is a small town of approximately 13,700 people located in Middlesex County. While it may be small, Cromwell is an active and engaged community with a vibrant political landscape. The town has two main political parties: the Democratic Party and the Republican Party. Local elections are held each November for various positions including Mayor, Town Council, Board of Education, Planning & Zoning Commission and other important appointed positions. Each election provides citizens with opportunities to have their voices heard by voting for the candidates who best represent their views and values. Additionally, local organizations such as the Cromwell Democratic Town Committee and the Cromwell Republican Town Committee meet regularly to discuss issues impacting Cromwell residents and plan events that promote civic engagement such as debate watch parties and voter registration drives. With local elections just around the corner, there will be plenty of opportunities for all residents to make their voices heard in their hometown of Cromwell.
The political climate in Cromwell, CT is leaning liberal.
Middlesex County, CT is moderately liberal. In Middlesex County, CT 57.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 41.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Middlesex county remained very strongly Democratic, 57.3% to 41.0%.
Middlesex county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Cromwell, CT is leaning liberal.
Middlesex County, Connecticut is moderately 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.
Cromwell, 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 Cromwell, CT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,333 contributions totaling $82,506 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $62 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 225 contributions totaling $26,411 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $117 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)