The small town of 06376 South Lyme, CT has a population of just over 1,000 people and is part of the larger town of Old Lyme. Its local government consists of a First Selectman and three Selectmen who serve two-year terms. There are several local political candidates in the area running for various positions, including a First Selectman and two Selectmen. The issues that matter to the people in this area range from maintaining high standards for public services, education reform, economic development, and environmental protection. The local politicians strive to ensure that all citizens have access to quality services while also preserving the unique character of the community. They also strive to maintain an open dialogue with all members of their constituency and work hard to bring about responsible change on their behalf.
The political climate in Zip 06376 (South Lyme, 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 06376 (South Lyme, CT) is leaning liberal.
South Lyme, 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.
South Lyme, 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 06376 (South Lyme)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 11 contributions totaling $1,125 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $102 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $410 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $68 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)