South Woodstock, CT is a small town located in Windham County with a population of approximately 2,400. The local politics of the area are overseen by the First Selectman of South Woodstock, who works closely with the Town Council to ensure all important decisions are made. The Town Council is made up of seven elected officials that serve for two-year terms and work to ensure that the laws and regulations governing South Woodstock are fair and just. The most recent election saw a new majority take control of the Town Council, positioning them to have major influence on future decisions. This has been seen as a positive step towards ensuring that all voices are heard in the community. With such an engaged populace, it's no wonder why South Woodstock remains so vibrant and full of life!
The political climate in South Woodstock, CT is somewhat conservative.
Windham County, CT is leaning conservative. In Windham County, CT 46.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 51.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Windham county remained Republican, 51.1% to 46.8%.
Windham county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
South Woodstock, CT is somewhat conservative.
Windham County, Connecticut is leaning conservative.
Worcester 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.
South Woodstock, Connecticut: D d D D r r
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 South Woodstock, CT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 743 contributions totaling $75,569 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $102 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 19 contributions totaling $5,228 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $275 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)