The town of East Lyme, Connecticut, located in zip code 06333, has a rich history of political engagement and local decision-making. Recent elections have seen a surge in political activity as voters take part in decisions that could shape the future of the town for years to come. From town-wide initiatives and referendums to state-level races for seats in Congress and Senate, residents of East Lyme are increasingly making their voices heard through the ballot box. With an engaged electorate and multiple parties represented on the local level, there is no shortage of passionate dialogues about how to best serve the interests of those living in this community. Whether it’s discussing taxes or education reform, environmental protection or public safety measures – there is no shortage of heated debates taking place at East Lyme’s town hall meetings and other public forums. For those looking to play an active role in shaping the future of their community, East Lyme is the perfect place to plug into local politics and make your voice heard.
The political climate in Zip 06333 (East Lyme, CT) is leaning liberal.
New London County, CT is somewhat liberal. In New London County, CT 56.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 40.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, New London county remained very strongly Democratic, 56.9% to 40.9%.
New London county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 06333 (East Lyme, CT) is leaning liberal.
East Lyme, Connecticut is leaning liberal.
New London County, Connecticut is somewhat liberal.
Norwich-New London 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.
East Lyme, 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 06333 (East Lyme)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 418 contributions totaling $40,034 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $96 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 134 contributions totaling $15,717 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $117 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)