Old Lyme, Connecticut is a small town in the southeastern part of the state with a rich history and strong sense of community. Despite its size, the politics in Old Lyme are just as active as any other town. This is seen through its involvement in local elections and decision-making within the town government. The town is governed by a five-member Board of Selectman which is elected every two years by Old Lyme citizens. Local elections also take place for positions such as Town Clerk, Tax Collector, Treasurer and various Board members. Additionally, policy decisions are made at the annual Town Meeting where citizens have an opportunity to voice their opinions on matters concerning their town. Overall, Old Lyme's politics remain an important part of its community and ensure that everyone's opinions are heard when it comes to making decisions regarding their beloved home.
The political climate in Old 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
Old Lyme, 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.
Old 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 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 Old Lyme, CT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,532 contributions totaling $1,002,935 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $396 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 224 contributions totaling $181,039 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $808 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)