Meriden, Connecticut has been a vibrant and diverse city since it was founded in 1806. In the city of Meriden, there are many local political candidates vying for office at the municipal level. These candidates offer different perspectives and ideas on how to best serve constituents in 06451 Meriden, CT. Local political candidates have proposed initiatives such as increased economic development opportunities, investment in green infrastructure projects, improved public transportation systems, and job growth. Additionally, they have advocated for increased funding for education and public safety initiatives. The election process is an exciting opportunity for citizens of Meriden to get involved in their local democratic process and make their voices heard. There is a great deal at stake when it comes to decisions made by these elected officials so voters must be sure to do their research and show up on Election Day with an informed opinion about who they would like to represent them.
The political climate in Zip 06451 (Meriden, 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 06451 (Meriden, CT) is somewhat liberal.
Meriden, 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.
Meriden, 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 06451 (Meriden)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 491 contributions totaling $25,518 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $52 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 76 contributions totaling $14,560 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $192 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)