Branford, CT is an affluent town located in New Haven County, Connecticut. Politically, the town leans heavily to the left, with registered Democrats outnumbering Republicans nearly 2-1. The Branford Town Government consists of a Board of Selectmen made up of five members, all elected at large by the citizens of Branford. The current First Selectman (Mayor) is Jamie Cosgrove. As a part of his platform, he focuses on integrating technology into town services while maintaining Branford's small-town charm. He has also been an advocate for sustainable development and infrastructure improvements. In addition to the Board of Selectmen, Branford has many other boards and commissions that oversee various aspects of town governance and decision making. These include the Education Board, Planning & Zoning Commission, Environmental Advisory Council and Parks & Recreation Commission among others. Together these committees set policy and make decisions that affect the lives of all those living in 06405 Branford CT.
The political climate in Zip 06405 (Branford, CT) is somewhat 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 06405 (Branford, CT) is somewhat liberal.
Branford, Connecticut is somewhat 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.
Branford, 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 06405 (Branford)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,163 contributions totaling $1,425,364 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $276 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 336 contributions totaling $5,206,224 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $15,495 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)