New Haven, CT is a large and diverse city with many different political interests. The politics of 06519 New Haven are largely shaped by the various cultural backgrounds, economic statuses, and ideological beliefs of its citizens. On the local level, there are several politicians who represent New Haven in the Connecticut General Assembly. These representatives often create policies that have a direct impact on the lives of 06519 residents. Additionally, New Haven also has its own local government that is responsible for providing services to its citizens and ensuring that their rights are respected. These services range from education to transportation to public safety initiatives. New Haven's politics also involve public debates on issues such as taxes, crime, infrastructure and environmental protection. There is an ongoing dialogue between elected officials and citizens to ensure that decisions made reflect the needs of all members of the community.
The political climate in Zip 06519 (New Haven, CT) is moderately 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 06519 (New Haven, CT) is moderately liberal.
New Haven, Connecticut is moderately 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.
New Haven, 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 06519 (New Haven)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,308 contributions totaling $56,013 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $43 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $199 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $199 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)