East Haddam, CT is a small town located in the state of Connecticut with a population of approximately 9,000 people. The town is governed by a five-member Board of Selectmen and each member serves for a two-year term. The town also has its own Town Hall which houses all of the local government offices. The town holds regular elections to elect leaders who will represent them on the Board of Selectmen and Town Meeting Members. These elected officials are responsible for making decisions on behalf of the citizens in regards to tax rates, public works projects, and other important issues that affect the community. Elections are held in off-years, however there may be special elections when needed such as when an elected official resigns or passes away. The most recent election in East Haddam was held in November 2019 where two new members were added to the Board of Selectmen. In addition to local politics, East Haddam residents also take an active role in state and national politics as well with many individuals being involved in campaigns for various political candidates at all levels of government.
The political climate in East Haddam, CT is leaning conservative.
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
East Haddam, CT is leaning conservative.
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.
East Haddam, 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 East Haddam, CT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,070 contributions totaling $228,062 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $56 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 233 contributions totaling $28,091 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $121 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)