The politics of 06268 Storrs Mansfield, CT are largely shaped by the town's local government and its commitment to the needs of its residents. This small town is home to the main campus of the University of Connecticut and is a vibrant center for education, culture, and research. The Town Council is responsible for providing the necessary services for the citizens of Storrs Mansfield. It consists of five elected members who serve two year terms, with town meetings occurring four times a year to discuss matters related to town governance. Additionally, there are several state assemblymen and senators in the area who represent Storrs Mansfield in Hartford and advocate on its behalf at the state level. With such an active citizenry, it's no surprise that local elections are lively affairs with plenty of passionate debate about issues facing the community.
The political climate in Zip 06268 (Storrs Mansfield, CT) is somewhat liberal.
Tolland County, CT is somewhat liberal. In Tolland County, CT 54.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 43.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Tolland county remained strongly Democratic, 54.7% to 43.2%.
Tolland county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 06268 (Storrs Mansfield, CT) is somewhat liberal.
Storrs Mansfield, Connecticut is somewhat liberal.
Tolland County, Connecticut is somewhat 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.
Storrs Mansfield, 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 06268 (Storrs Mansfield)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,276 contributions totaling $144,736 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $64 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 32 contributions totaling $6,063 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $189 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)