The town of 06235 Chaplin, Connecticut is part of the Windham County region and has a long history of local politics. It is a small town with a population of just over 900 people, and is governed by a select board which consists of three members who are elected to two-year terms. The members are responsible for making sure that all aspects of the town's operations run smoothly, from approving budgets to working on infrastructure projects. They also work closely with other local officials such as the county sheriff, school board, and fire department. Each election cycle brings an exciting opportunity for residents to have their voices heard and make sure that their interests are represented in the decision-making process. The town holds regular citizens' meetings so that residents can make suggestions and raise questions about how their taxes are being used or what new initiatives should be implemented. Over the years, these meetings have resulted in real change for Chaplin and its citizens, proving that even in small towns local politics can make a difference.
The political climate in Zip 06235 (Chaplin, CT) is somewhat conservative.
Windham County, CT is leaning conservative. In Windham County, CT 46.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 51.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Windham county remained Republican, 51.1% to 46.8%.
Windham county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 06235 (Chaplin, CT) is somewhat conservative.
Chaplin, Connecticut is somewhat conservative.
Windham County, Connecticut is leaning conservative.
Worcester Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Chaplin, Connecticut: D d D D r r
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 06235 (Chaplin)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 332 contributions totaling $20,614 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $62 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10 contributions totaling $870 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $87 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)