Glastonbury, Connecticut is a town located in the center of Hartford County. It is a residential and commercial center for the surrounding towns of Hebron, Wethersfield, Manchester and Marlborough. The town has an active local political scene, with numerous organizations and candidates vying for attention from the community. The local government includes the First Selectman as chief executive, the Town Council which serves as legislative authority, and various appointed boards handling such services as public health and welfare. Elections are held every two years for both the Town Council and various other elected offices such as tax assessor or treasurer. Residents can also get involved in politics by volunteering on campaigns or attending events hosted by local officials. With so many opportunities to engage with Glastonbury’s political landscape, citizens can make sure their voices are heard in shaping the future of their community.
The political climate in Zip 06033 (Glastonbury, CT) is somewhat liberal.
Hartford County, CT is strongly liberal. In Hartford County, CT 63.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 35.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hartford county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 63.1% to 35.4%.
Hartford county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 06033 (Glastonbury, CT) is somewhat liberal.
Glastonbury, Connecticut is somewhat liberal.
Hartford County, Connecticut is strongly 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.
Glastonbury, 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 06033 (Glastonbury)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,035 contributions totaling $402,275 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 393 contributions totaling $232,113 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $591 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)