Windsor Locks, Connecticut is a small town located in Hartford County. It has a population of around 12,500 people and is known for its historic neighborhoods and airport. In terms of politics, the town is part of the 2nd Congressional district which is currently represented by Democrat Joe Courtney. On the local level, Windsor Locks has an elected Board of Selectmen, with three members who are responsible for overseeing the Town's government operations. The Town also elects a Town Clerk, Treasurer and Tax Collector who are responsible for managing financial records and issuing licenses and permits. Additionally, there are several other positions that are appointed by the Board of Selectmen such as Fire Marshall, Zoning Enforcement Officer, Roads Commissioner and others. Windsor Locks holds regular municipal elections where residents can vote on candidates for various offices.
The political climate in Windsor Locks, CT is somewhat liberal.
Hartford County, CT is strongly liberal. In Hartford County, CT 63.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 35.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hartford county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 63.1% to 35.4%.
Hartford county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Windsor Locks, CT is somewhat liberal.
Hartford County, Connecticut is strongly liberal.
Hartford-East Hartford-Middletown Metro Area is strongly 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.
Windsor Locks, 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 Windsor Locks, CT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,592 contributions totaling $173,109 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $67 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 429 contributions totaling $63,015 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $147 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)