Windham County, Connecticut is a wonderful place to live and work. It has a strong sense of community and a vibrant economy. The county is home to many businesses and organizations, as well as a wide variety of cultural attractions. Politically, Windham County is represented in the state House of Representatives by Democrat Christopher Coutu, Republican Gregg Haddad, and independent candidates Lisa Markowski and Kristina Nardecchia. Each of these candidates brings their own perspective and experience to the table, offering residents an opportunity to show their support for the issues that matter most to them. Local government structures are responsible for making important decisions about everything from land use to development regulations and zoning laws. Many local organizations also provide their constituents with resources on electoral issues and political engagement opportunities throughout the year.
The political climate in 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 County, CT 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 County, CT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,682 contributions totaling $408,621 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $72 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 636 contributions totaling $71,487 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $112 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)