Haddam, Connecticut is a small town, located in Middlesex County. It is home to over 10,000 residents who enjoy the tranquility of the area and its abundant natural beauty. Haddam has a strong sense of community and civic engagement with many organizations dedicated to preserving the local environment and culture of the area. Despite its size, Haddam is still very much involved in politics at both the local and state levels. There are various political candidates that run for office in Haddam, ranging from Democrats to Republicans, offering their own unique perspectives on issues that affect the town. Local elections are important in providing citizens with an opportunity to vote on important matters that shape the future of their community. On election day, all residents can come together and have their voices heard by casting their ballots for their preferred candidate or issue. For those who don’t have time to go out and vote in person, absentee ballots are available as well. Regardless of which candidate you choose or what issue you support, everyone should take advantage of this valuable democratic right and make sure their voice is heard in Haddam's politics.
The political climate in 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
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.
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 Haddam, CT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,917 contributions totaling $142,723 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $49 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 208 contributions totaling $34,203 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $164 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)