Essex Village, CT (06426) is a small town located in Connecticut’s picturesque shoreline. With its traditional New England architecture and quaint downtown, it’s a popular destination for tourists and locals alike. Politically, Essex Village is fairly moderate with no major political divisions within the community. Local elections generally feature candidates of both major parties but ultimately residents tend to favor issues over partisan politics. The Board of Selectmen take care of most local issues and appoint members from independent organizations to manage the day-to-day operations. Residents have the opportunity to make their voices heard by participating in local meetings and voting in elections. With its rich history, beautiful landscapes, and welcoming citizens, Essex Village offers an ideal environment for those looking to make their mark on the world of local politics.
The political climate in Zip 06426 (Essex Village, 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 06426 (Essex Village, CT) is leaning liberal.
Essex Village, 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.
Essex Village, 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 06426 (Essex Village)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,311 contributions totaling $192,826 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $147 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 335 contributions totaling $180,105 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $538 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)