North Branford, CT is a town located in New Haven County. It is known for its scenic beauty and rural atmosphere, but it also has an active political scene. There are numerous local organizations and committees dedicated to advocating on behalf of the residents of North Branford and working to create positive change in the community. Local elections occur annually, with candidates from both major parties vying for office. Some important issues facing North Branford include economic development, education, public safety, transportation, environmental protection, and quality of life. The town's leaders work hard to ensure that all voices are heard when making decisions that affect the citizens of North Branford. Residents of the town have the opportunity to become involved in local politics by attending meetings or voting in elections.
The political climate in North Branford, 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
North Branford, 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.
North Branford, 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 North Branford, CT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,489 contributions totaling $203,041 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $82 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 131 contributions totaling $19,954 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $152 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)