The town of Baltic, CT is a small and quaint community located in southeastern Connecticut. The town has a population of approximately 2,500 people and covers 4.4 square miles. It is governed by an elected Board of Selectmen who are responsible for the regulations and policies of the town. The Board consists of three members who serve two-year terms. Local elections are held every year in November where residents decide on party candidates to represent them during the election cycle. Through these local elections, residents can choose from multiple politicians who will be their voice on important issues like taxes, the environment, education, and public safety. Residents also have access to representatives at larger levels of government, such as state and federal offices. All levels of government strive to provide top-notch services to keep life in Baltic running smoothly and safely for all residents.
The political climate in Baltic, 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
Baltic, CT 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.
Baltic, 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Baltic, CT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 48 contributions totaling $2,741 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $57 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 14 contributions totaling $4,686 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $335 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)