Hamden, CT is a city located in New Haven County with a population of nearly 61,000 people. The city is governed by an elected mayor and 16 members of the Legislative Council. Every two years, residents have the opportunity to elect a new mayor and select council members for different wards. Local politics in Hamden are important as they impact everyday life in the community. For instance, local leaders have the ability to decide how tax dollars are allocated within the city, which can influence things like infrastructure projects or public services such as waste management or street cleaning. Additionally, candidates often have very different visions and plans for how to best serve their constituents in areas such as school funding, housing development and public safety. With local elections coming up soon, it is important for residents of Hamden to research the candidates and familiarize themselves with their platforms so that they can make an informed decision when voting.
The political climate in Zip 06514 (Hamden, CT) is somewhat liberal.
New Haven County, CT is moderately liberal. In New Haven County, CT 58.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 40.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, New Haven county remained very strongly Democratic, 58.0% to 40.6%.
New Haven county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 06514 (Hamden, CT) is somewhat liberal.
Hamden, Connecticut is somewhat liberal.
New Haven County, Connecticut is moderately liberal.
New Haven-Milford Metro Area is moderately 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.
Hamden, 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 06514 (Hamden)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 668 contributions totaling $73,522 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $110 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 117 contributions totaling $13,753 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $118 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)