The small community of 06335 Gales Ferry, CT has a rich history and is one of the oldest settlements in Connecticut. It was founded in 1655 and still retains its traditional charm. As such, it has a vibrant local political scene that has been active for years. Local elections are held through the town’s Board of Selectmen with two members elected each year to serve four-year terms. The duties of the Board of Selectmen include setting policy, overseeing departmental operations, approving town budgets, and appointing department heads. There are also a number of local committees that work on issues relevant to Gales Ferry such as education, public safety, and fiscal management. As 06335 Gales Ferry is part of the larger New London County area, residents can participate in regional politics as well as at the state and federal levels. Participating in local politics helps keep citizens informed about what is going on in their community while making sure their voices are heard when it comes to important matters like taxes or public services.
The political climate in Zip 06335 (Gales Ferry, 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 06335 (Gales Ferry, CT) is leaning liberal.
Gales Ferry, 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.
Gales Ferry, 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 06335 (Gales Ferry)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 163 contributions totaling $14,641 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $90 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 69 contributions totaling $7,927 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $115 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)