Glastonbury, CT is a town with a rich political history. The town is comprised of various neighborhoods and communities with strong ties to one another, which creates an atmosphere of civic engagement and participation in local politics. Residents of Glastonbury take part in regular debates about various issues that affect their daily lives including school funding, infrastructure development, taxes, and environmental protection. The town has a number of elected officials who serve on the Town Council, Board of Education, Planning and Zoning Commission, and other boards and commissions. There are also several political action committees that are active in carrying out the town's mission for economic growth, public safety, public health improvements, sustainability initiatives, historic preservation efforts, and more. All of these stakeholders come together to ensure that Glastonbury remains a safe place to live while also promoting opportunities for growth and progress through smart decision making.
The political climate in Glastonbury, 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
Glastonbury, 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.
Glastonbury, 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 Glastonbury, CT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 9,714 contributions totaling $928,945 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $96 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,029 contributions totaling $527,359 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $513 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)