Coventry, CT (06238) is a small town in Tolland County, Connecticut with a population of about 12,000 people. It is a community with a rich history and strong sense of civic pride. Politically, Coventry is overwhelmingly Democratic and there are few local political candidates to choose from. The current mayor is Scott A. Spaulding and the Town Council is composed of eight members from both the Democratic and Republican parties. The town prides itself on its openness to new ideas and its commitment to open dialogue between elected officials and citizens. Coventry encourages civic engagement through regular public forums held by the Town Council in order to ensure that all voices are heard in local government decisions. Overall, Coventry's political atmosphere reflects the values of its citizens: respect for differing opinions, collaboration between all sides, and support for the common good.
The political climate in Zip 06238 (Coventry, 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 06238 (Coventry, CT) is leaning liberal.
Coventry, 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.
Coventry, 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 06238 (Coventry)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,286 contributions totaling $55,750 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $43 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 49 contributions totaling $4,694 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $96 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)