The small town of Canterbury, CT (06331) is a tight-knit community with a rich political history. Though the town does not have any local political candidates, it does have an active civic engagement that supports the greater good of its citizens. Residents of Canterbury are committed to being involved and engaged in their government, working together to make sure their voices are heard and respected on issues ranging from taxes and spending to education and development. The community takes pride in its ability to come together to solve problems and ensure a safe and prosperous future for all of its citizens.
The political climate in Zip 06331 (Canterbury, 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
Zip 06331 (Canterbury, CT) is somewhat conservative.
Canterbury, Connecticut 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.
Canterbury, 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 zip 06331 (Canterbury)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 128 contributions totaling $10,335 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $81 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 33 contributions totaling $3,485 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $106 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)