Windham, CT is a small town located in the southeastern part of Connecticut. It is known for its vibrant community and historical architecture. Politics in Windham is mostly focused on local issues such as education, taxes, and infrastructure. The city has two different political parties, Democrats and Republicans, who have held varying degrees of power over the years. In recent elections, Democrats have held the majority of seats on the city’s board of trustees. The mayor serves as a nonpartisan leader to all citizens regardless of their political affiliation. Local residents are encouraged to get involved in politics by participating in public forums or attending their local government meetings. Windham has a long history of civic engagement which makes it an ideal place for anyone interested in learning more about politics and advocating for change at the local level.
The political climate in Windham, CT is leaning liberal.
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
Windham, CT is leaning liberal.
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.
Windham, 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 Windham, CT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,468 contributions totaling $163,154 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $66 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 135 contributions totaling $14,384 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $107 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)