Manchester, CT (06040) is a small city in Hartford County and part of the Greater Hartford area. Politically, Manchester has seen dynamic changes over the past few decades as it has grown from a rural town to being more cosmopolitan. The current mayor is Jay Moran and he is running for re-election this year alongside several local candidates who are dedicated to improving the quality of life in Manchester. Issues such as economic development, public infrastructure, taxes and education have been important topics of discussion among the candidates. Many of them are focused on finding ways to stimulate growth while making sure that longtime residents are not forced out by increased costs of living or decreased services. Additionally, all candidates want to make sure that Manchester remains a safe place for everyone regardless of background or beliefs.
The political climate in Zip 06040 (Manchester, CT) is moderately 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 06040 (Manchester, CT) is moderately liberal.
Manchester, Connecticut is moderately 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.
Manchester, 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 06040 (Manchester)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,149 contributions totaling $157,497 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $137 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 249 contributions totaling $35,778 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $144 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)