Thompson, Connecticut is a small town located in the northeast corner of the state. It is home to a diverse population of over 10,000 people. The political climate in Thompson is one of cooperation and collaboration between citizens and local government. Local politicians strive to work together for the betterment of the community and its citizens. They focus on issues ranging from infrastructure improvements to public safety and education. There is a strong emphasis on promoting economic development while preserving the environmental integrity of the area. Additionally, local politicians are committed to listening to their constituents and responding accordingly with thoughtful policies that benefit everyone in Thompson.
The political climate in Thompson, 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
Thompson, 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.
Thompson, 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 Thompson, CT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,008 contributions totaling $91,248 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $91 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 51 contributions totaling $13,014 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $255 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)