Jewett City, Connecticut is a small town in the southeastern part of the state. It is home to a diverse population and has a rich history rooted in manufacturing and farming. While the town has seen an economic decline over recent decades, its residents remain proud of their community and eager to engage in local politics. Local elections often draw passionate debate among candidates and citizens alike as they seek to determine the best path forward for their town. Recent initiatives by local leaders have focused on improving educational opportunities, encouraging economic growth, and strengthening public safety measures. Residents continue to show their commitment to the future of Jewett City through their active participation in local elections and other political activities.
The political climate in Jewett City, CT is somewhat liberal.
New London County, CT is somewhat liberal. In New London County, CT 56.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 40.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, New London county remained very strongly Democratic, 56.9% to 40.9%.
New London county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Jewett City, CT is somewhat liberal.
New London County, Connecticut is somewhat liberal.
Norwich-New London Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Jewett City, 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 Jewett City, CT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 392 contributions totaling $15,927 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $41 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 62 contributions totaling $58,006 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $936 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)