The town of 06712 Prospect, Connecticut is a small community with a population of just under 8,000 people. It is a quiet and peaceful place where residents take advantage of the beautiful views of the surrounding countryside and stay active in the local politics. Citizens take part in town meetings and debates regarding important initiatives such as budgeting, environmental protection, school funding, public safety, and infrastructure projects. Local political candidates are regularly elected to serve on municipal boards and councils. These candidates come from all backgrounds and strive to represent the diverse interests of their constituents through their commitment to creating better communities for everyone who lives in 06712 Prospect. With an engaged electorate and committed leadership, citizens can expect continued progress towards a brighter future for this charming Connecticut town.
The political climate in Zip 06712 (Prospect, CT) is leaning liberal.
New Haven County, CT is moderately liberal. In New Haven County, CT 58.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 40.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, New Haven county remained very strongly Democratic, 58.0% to 40.6%.
New Haven county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 06712 (Prospect, CT) is leaning liberal.
Prospect, Connecticut is leaning liberal.
New Haven County, Connecticut is moderately liberal.
New Haven-Milford Metro Area is moderately 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.
Prospect, 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 06712 (Prospect)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 274 contributions totaling $18,385 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $67 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 54 contributions totaling $10,237 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $190 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)