The small town of East Haddam, Connecticut (zip code 06423) has a town government that is made up of the Board of Selectmen and Town Meeting Form of Government. The Board of Selectmen oversees the day-to-day functions of the town, such as public safety, health and welfare, zoning regulations, and other services. It also establishes long-term goals and objectives for the town. The Town Meeting Form of Government is a direct democracy in which citizens vote directly on various issues affecting the town. This form allows for a more equal balance between citizen input and government control than more traditional forms do. Although there are no local political candidates in East Haddam at this time, citizens can actively participate in the decision-making process by attending meetings and voting on important items that come before them.
The political climate in Zip 06423 (East Haddam, CT) is leaning liberal.
Middlesex County, CT is moderately liberal. In Middlesex County, CT 57.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 41.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Middlesex county remained very strongly Democratic, 57.3% to 41.0%.
Middlesex county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 06423 (East Haddam, CT) is leaning liberal.
East Haddam, Connecticut is leaning liberal.
Middlesex County, Connecticut is moderately 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.
East Haddam, 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 06423 (East Haddam)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,011 contributions totaling $49,911 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $49 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 52 contributions totaling $6,777 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $130 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)