In the quaint town of Preston, Connecticut (06365), there exists a deep-rooted political atmosphere. The town is home to a variety of local politicians who are actively involved in serving their community and providing representation for the citizens. Citizens have the opportunity to participate in local government in a number of ways, including running for public office or attending open council meetings. Preston also hosts numerous events throughout the year, such as debates and town hall meetings, that allow residents to get involved with their local elected officials and learn more about the political issues facing their community. Residents have the opportunity to voice their opinions on these topics as well as any other concerns they may have. In this way, Preston ensures that its residents are informed and empowered to make decisions that benefit their community.
The political climate in Zip 06365 (Preston, 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 06365 (Preston, CT) is leaning liberal.
Preston, 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.
Preston, 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 06365 (Preston)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 139 contributions totaling $8,695 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 42 contributions totaling $4,410 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $105 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)