Westbrook, CT is a small town located on the Connecticut shoreline. Politically, it follows traditional lines and the citizens of Westbrook are proud to be part of a community that values their rights and freedoms. The local government consists of five elected officials: a mayor, four members of the Board of Selectman, and many other appointed committees. Each elected official works with local businesses, organizations, and individuals to ensure that decisions made in Westbrook benefit all of its residents. Local initiatives such as road repairs, business development, youth programs, community events, and other projects are constantly being addressed by the city council. There are several political clubs in Westbrook dedicated to promoting debate and discourse surrounding issues that affect residents. The town's voters engage in meaningful dialogue about both national and local politics before casting their votes. Those who live in Westbrook can rest assured knowing that they have access to a well-informed political landscape where their voices are heard.
The political climate in Westbrook, CT is leaning liberal.
Middlesex County, CT is moderately liberal. In Middlesex County, CT 57.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 41.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Middlesex county remained very strongly Democratic, 57.3% to 41.0%.
Middlesex county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Westbrook, CT is leaning liberal.
Middlesex County, Connecticut is moderately 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.
Westbrook, 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 Westbrook, CT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 812 contributions totaling $151,034 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $186 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 196 contributions totaling $77,212 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $394 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)