Somers, Connecticut is a small town located in the northern part of the state. It has a population of about 12,000 people and is known for its rural lifestyle and strong sense of community. Politically, the town is mostly Republican with some Democratic leanings. In recent elections, local candidates have mainly backed Republican ideals such as fiscal responsibility and limited government. The town also supports many initiatives that promote environmental conservation as well as policies that emphasize education and job growth. Though Somers generally sticks to more conservative approaches to politics, it's still a diverse community that respects different opinions and encourages dialogue among its citizens.
The political climate in Somers, CT is leaning conservative.
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
Somers, CT is leaning conservative.
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.
Somers, 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 Somers, CT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,058 contributions totaling $120,416 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $114 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 142 contributions totaling $53,466 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $377 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)