The politics of Tolland County, CT is an area of rich debate and civic engagement. The county is represented in both the state House and Senate, with numerous local representatives ready to take on the tough issues facing the county. Residents of Tolland have a variety of opinions on how the government can best serve their community, from gun control to taxes, and are not afraid to voice their views at the ballot box each election season. The local political candidates also participate in frequent forums and debates where they can express their platforms to better serve residents in Tolland County. All these factors contribute to the active political climate within this vibrant community.
The political climate in Tolland County, CT is somewhat liberal.
In Tolland County, CT 54.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 43.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Tolland county remained strongly Democratic, 54.7% to 43.2%.
Tolland county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Tolland County, CT is somewhat liberal.
Hartford-East Hartford-Middletown Metro Area is strongly 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.
Tolland, 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 Tolland County, CT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 11,419 contributions totaling $716,733 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 700 contributions totaling $123,321 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $176 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)