Waterford, CT is a small coastal town located in southeastern Connecticut. It has a rich history rooted in colonial America and the founding of the United States. Although small, Waterford has an active political life due to its location in one of the most politically engaged states in New England. The politics of Waterford are mainly focused on local issues such as taxes, education, infrastructure, and environmental protection. Local elections are held every year with candidates from both major parties vying for seats on the Board of Selectmen and other governing bodies. There is also a Town Meeting where citizens can voice their opinions on upcoming legislation or elect new leaders to represent them. With its beautiful waterfront views and vibrant cultural events, it is clear that the residents of Waterford take their political engagement seriously.
The political climate in Waterford, CT is leaning liberal.
New London County, CT is somewhat liberal. In New London County, CT 56.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 40.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, New London county remained very strongly Democratic, 56.9% to 40.9%.
New London county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Waterford, CT is leaning liberal.
New London County, Connecticut is somewhat liberal.
Norwich-New London 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.
Waterford, 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 Waterford, CT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,503 contributions totaling $513,208 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $147 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 521 contributions totaling $120,753 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $232 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)