Seymour, Connecticut is a small town located in New Haven County with a population of nearly 17,000 people. The local government is made up of a mayor and a Board of Selectman who are elected to serve the local community. Local politics in Seymour primarily focus on issues such as public education, infrastructure development, public safety, environmental protection and economic growth. Residents are encouraged to get involved and become active citizens by attending town meetings or voting for local political candidates during elections. There are several organizations in the area that provide resources and support for voters, such as the League of Women Voters of Seymour and the Council of Seymour Taxpayers. By getting involved in the political process, residents can have a greater say in how their city is run.
The political climate in Zip 06483 (Seymour, 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 06483 (Seymour, CT) is somewhat liberal.
Seymour, 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.
Seymour, 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 06483 (Seymour)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 496 contributions totaling $13,649 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $28 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 73 contributions totaling $8,702 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $119 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)