Putnam, Connecticut (06260) is a small town located in central Connecticut. It has a rich history rooted in its industrial past, but now it is home to a tight-knit community of citizens that take an active interest in local politics. Residents of Putnam keep up with the goings on of their elected officials and are passionate about issues that affect their town. There have been many campaigns and debates in recent years on topics such as education, infrastructure improvement, and public safety. These discussions have resulted in improvements to the quality of life for Putnam's citizens including more efficient use of public funds and greater access to services. Despite its small size, Putnam's political leaders are driven to make the best decisions for their constituents, and citizens continue to support them through both elections and civic engagement.
The political climate in Zip 06260 (Putnam, CT) is leaning conservative.
Windham County, CT is leaning conservative. In Windham County, CT 46.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 51.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Windham county remained Republican, 51.1% to 46.8%.
Windham county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 06260 (Putnam, CT) is leaning conservative.
Putnam, Connecticut is leaning conservative.
Windham County, Connecticut is leaning conservative.
Worcester 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.
Putnam, Connecticut: D d D D r r
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 06260 (Putnam)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 460 contributions totaling $23,552 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $51 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 65 contributions totaling $8,726 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $134 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)