West Haven, Connecticut is a small city located in the south central portion of the state. It is home to a vibrant and diverse population of over 55,000 people. The city is known for its strong sense of community and commitment to keeping it safe. Politically, West Haven has been represented by the Democratic Party since the late 1800s. On the state level, West Haven is represented by Senator Richard Blumenthal and Representative Rosa DeLauro in the US House of Representatives. Locally, West Haven residents elect their mayor and members of their town council to serve on their behalf. The City Council meets monthly to discuss important matters such as budgets, taxes, infrastructure improvements, zoning regulations and other local concerns affecting citizens. Additionally, there are numerous neighborhood associations that meet to discuss local issues or organize events that help foster a positive relationship between neighbors and the city government. In general, West Haven's political environment is one that embraces open dialogue between citizens and elected officials in order to better serve its residents.
The political climate in West Haven, CT is somewhat 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
West Haven, CT is somewhat 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.
West Haven, 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 West Haven, CT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,311 contributions totaling $154,150 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $118 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 184 contributions totaling $25,144 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $137 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)