Niantic, Connecticut is a small town located in New London County. It has a population of just over 5,600 people and is considered part of the greater Norwich-New London area. This quaint seaside village is home to many traditional American activities such as annual clam bakes, Fourth of July parades, and other community gatherings. Niantic also plays an important role in local politics with several candidates running for office each election season. Recently, the town has seen several hotly contested races for state and federal offices. A notable example is the 2018 gubernatorial race between Ned Lamont and Bob Stefanowski which was eventually won by Lamont. Another notable race was the 2016 congressional race between Joe Courtney and Daria Novak which was once again won by Courtney. Both men have had successful careers representing their constituents in Niantic and are well respected within the community. In addition to these two races, many smaller local elections take place each year involving Town Council seats, Board of Education positions, and other important roles within Niantic’s government. As such, the town’s political scene remains active and vibrant with plenty of opportunities for citizens to get involved in their local government.
The political climate in Niantic, CT is somewhat 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
Niantic, CT is somewhat 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.
Niantic, 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 Niantic, CT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,921 contributions totaling $110,192 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $57 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 129 contributions totaling $10,357 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $80 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)