Woodstock, CT is a small town in Windham County, Connecticut. Politically, the town is represented by the 8th District of the Connecticut State House of Representatives which consists of Ashford, Eastford, Chaplin, Hampton and Woodstock. The current representative is Stephen G. Hanson who was elected to his 4th term in 2018. The Town of Woodstock also has a Mayor and Town Council who are elected to two year terms. The current mayor is Don Stein and the council consists of seven members. They serve as advocates for local residents and help determine the best course of action for their community. Many current issues affecting Woodstock include environmental protection, public safety, education funding and economic development. The Town Council actively engages with local businesses and organizations to develop initiatives that support these causes. They strive to create an environment that serves the needs of its citizens while preserving its natural beauty.
The political climate in Woodstock, 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
Woodstock, 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.
Woodstock, 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 Woodstock, CT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,660 contributions totaling $162,348 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $98 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 46 contributions totaling $11,826 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $257 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)