Mansfield, Connecticut is a small town located in Tolland County. It has a long history of local democracy in which citizens vote on important issues that affect the community. This includes matters such as taxes, educational initiatives, and environmental regulations. As far as local political candidates go, there are currently two people running for Town Council in Mansfield; they are Bruce Ayers and David Gillette. Both candidates have expressed their commitment to protecting natural resources, promoting economic development, and preserving the town’s unique character. The town's residents are encouraged to take part in the democratic process by casting their votes in upcoming elections so that their voices will be heard.
The political climate in Mansfield, CT is somewhat liberal.
Tolland County, CT is somewhat liberal. In Tolland County, CT 54.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 43.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Tolland county remained strongly Democratic, 54.7% to 43.2%.
Tolland county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Mansfield, CT is somewhat liberal.
Tolland County, Connecticut is somewhat 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.
Mansfield, 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 Mansfield, CT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 12,084 contributions totaling $591,459 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $49 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 242 contributions totaling $38,198 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $158 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)