Old Saybrook, CT is a small town in the state of Connecticut with a population of approximately 9,722 people. The local government is comprised of a Board of Selectmen, Town Clerk and Tax Collector, and various committees that oversee the day-to-day operations and services in Old Saybrook. The current political candidates for the town are Democrat Melissa Schlag and Republican Kevin Black. Schlag's platform focuses on promoting economic growth while still preserving the small-town feel of Old Saybrook. Her priorities include working to revitalize downtown businesses, improving infrastructure, creating recreational opportunities for young people, and sustaining our environmental resources. Black's campaign focuses on fiscal responsibility and responsible budgeting practices that will help improve efficiency in government spending while protecting taxpayer dollars. His priorities include reducing property taxes, increasing public safety initiatives, improving public transportation options, and advocating for publicly funded programs that benefit residents such as elderly assistance programs or support for single parents. Both candidates bring unique perspectives to the table that will be beneficial to Old Saybrook's future development.
The political climate in Zip 06475 (Old Saybrook, CT) is leaning liberal.
Middlesex County, CT is moderately liberal. In Middlesex County, CT 57.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 41.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Middlesex county remained very strongly Democratic, 57.3% to 41.0%.
Middlesex county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 06475 (Old Saybrook, CT) is leaning liberal.
Old Saybrook, Connecticut is leaning liberal.
Middlesex County, Connecticut is moderately 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.
Old Saybrook, 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 06475 (Old Saybrook)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,852 contributions totaling $297,804 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $161 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 213 contributions totaling $26,607 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $125 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)