Hanover, CT (06350) is a small rural town located in New London County. With an approximate population of just over 3,000 people, the town's citizens and local government strive to create a safe and welcoming environment for all who live here. The Town of Hanover is governed by a selectman-town meeting form of government with 5 elected representatives serving on the Board of Selectmen. The Board of Selectmen handle all financial matters concerning the town as well as any other matters that require attention or discussion within the community. All residents have the opportunity to be involved in local politics by attending meetings, voting in elections or running for office themselves. There are also several committees related to different aspects of Hanover life such as Parks & Recreation, Economic Development, Planning & Zoning and Education that all work together to ensure that Hanover remains a great place to live.
The political climate in Zip 06350 (Hanover, 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 06350 (Hanover, CT) is leaning liberal.
Hanover, 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.
Hanover, 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 06350 (Hanover)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6 contributions totaling $464 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $77 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)