Madison, Connecticut is a town located in New Haven County, and it is an important part of the state’s political landscape. Despite its small size, Madison has a long history of active political participation and debate. The town is currently represented by State Senator Norm Needleman, and the town’s local government consists of the Board of Selectmen, Board of Education, and Tax Commission. In addition to these organizations, Madison also houses several different committees such as the Economic Development Committee which works to promote business growth and development in the area and the Land Use Committee which helps to ensure that land use is managed responsibly. Madison also holds multiple annual events such as Town Meeting Day which allows citizens to take part in important conversations about local issues. This vibrant civic life highlights Madison’s commitment towards political engagement and dialogue.
The political climate in Madison, CT is leaning liberal.
New Haven County, CT is moderately liberal. In New Haven County, CT 58.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 40.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, New Haven county remained very strongly Democratic, 58.0% to 40.6%.
New Haven county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Madison, CT is leaning liberal.
New Haven County, Connecticut is moderately liberal.
New Haven-Milford Metro Area is moderately 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.
Madison, 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 Madison, CT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,746 contributions totaling $866,148 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $128 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 848 contributions totaling $234,304 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $276 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)