Lebanon, CT is a small town located in the Northeast corner of Connecticut with a population of 4,857. It is governed by an elected Board of Selectman that sets policies and makes decisions on behalf of the local citizens. The politics in this area are generally quite conservative and the primary focus is on low taxes, local services, and economic development. In recent years, there have been efforts to bring more attention to environmental initiatives such as water conservation and protecting open space. Additionally, local politicians have strived to ensure the safety and well-being of all residents by increasing police presence in the area. All in all, Lebanon residents continue to be proud of their town and are dedicated to maintaining its traditional values towards progress while also embracing new ideas to keep up with modern times.
The political climate in Zip 06249 (Lebanon, 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 06249 (Lebanon, CT) is leaning liberal.
Lebanon, 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.
Lebanon, 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 06249 (Lebanon)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 161 contributions totaling $8,288 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $51 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 114 contributions totaling $6,238 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $55 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)