Andover, CT is a small and peaceful town located in Tolland County. It is home to a population of approximately 2800 people. The local politics of Andover are focused on improving the quality of life for its residents, including investing in public safety, providing access to health care services, and creating economic opportunities. The town works closely with the state government to ensure that its citizens have access to all available resources. In recent years, Andover has seen an increase in civic engagement as citizens come together and participate in local elections. The most recent election saw two candidates running for mayor; Matt Hisey and Mike Economos. Both candidates have unique plans for improving the town’s infrastructure and economy for the benefit of all who live there. Additionally, both candidates prioritize environmental protection initiatives that focus on preserving natural resources while also encouraging economic growth through green energy initiatives. With such an engaged voting population, it’s no surprise that Andover remains a tight-knit community where everyone strives to be a part of something bigger than themselves.
The political climate in Zip 06232 (Andover, CT) is leaning 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 06232 (Andover, CT) is leaning liberal.
Andover, Connecticut is leaning 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.
Andover, 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 06232 (Andover)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 133 contributions totaling $7,737 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $58 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 38 contributions totaling $2,349 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $62 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)