The town of Haddam, Connecticut, is part of Middlesex County and has a population of 7,157 according to the 2010 Census. The town is governed by an elected Board of Selectmen who serve two-year terms and are responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of the municipality. Local politics in Haddam is largely dominated by the Democratic party, with current First Selectman Michael K. Kuchma having been elected on their ticket in 2019. He is supported by fellow Selectmen Charles Kessler and Ann Huffman. At the state level, Haddam is served by Senator Democrat Norm Needleman and State Representative Democrat Christine Palm. The town has a long history of civic engagement and participation in local issues, with residents regularly attending hearings held by the Board of Selectmen to express their views.
The political climate in Zip 06438 (Haddam, 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
Zip 06438 (Haddam, CT) is leaning liberal.
Haddam, Connecticut 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.
Haddam, 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 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 06438 (Haddam)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 366 contributions totaling $15,256 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $42 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 51 contributions totaling $6,519 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $128 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)