[Rich Lee]

Originally Posted by Stratford, Ct. Resident

"Towns" being the operative word here. The cities have the bulk of the population, and they are Democrat. The towns definitely trend toward Republican.

That's not entirely true. Our five largest cities (Bridgeport, Hartford, New Haven, Stamford, and Waterbury) have only 17.23 percent of our population. The Route 8 corridor, oddly enough, is the most Republican part of Connecticut.

I believe "purple" is fairly accurate though considering our redness regarding fiscal policy and blueness regarding social issues.

[JViello]

I don't think we have been conservative regarding fiscal policy in years. Not in-state anyway.

[brasscitybluenwhite]

Originally Posted by kidyankee764

I agree with you regarding immigration policies, but just know that most in CT towns label themselves as Republicans, though tend to lean left socially. I have found that while they are dubbed "Bloomberg Republicans", many still support other Republican policies in Washington. That said, it's interesting how you connect being Liberal with having "tons of poor people" when the liberal states have the highest income, highest net worth, most progressive and solid schools - and New Haven's public high school was recently ranked among the best in the U.S. because of the endless educational opportunities offered to students who put forth their best effort. If you aren't aware, New Haven is a poor city which consists of mostly minorities. If you don't think most poor people in FL are in the cities, then I suggest you look around your state a bit more. FYI - I have spent many, many days in FL sunshine and feel I know the state well enough to give an opinion.

who rates NH public schoolsthe best in the county?

[HeadedWest]

Originally Posted by Stratford, Ct. Resident

"Towns" being the operative word here. The cities have the bulk of the population and they are Democrat. The towns definitely trend toward Republican.

That's not what the town-by-town election map I saw this year showed.

[Stratford, Ct. Resident]

Originally Posted by HeadedWest

That's not what the town-by-town election map I saw this year showed.

If you're referencing popular vote in the presidential election. I'm not. I'm referencing registered voter percentages. But, if you have a link that contradicts my assertion with regard to higher #'s of registered Republicans compared to registered Democrats in the towns, please feel free to post it.

[Rich Lee]

Originally Posted by Stratford, Ct. Resident

If you're referencing popular vote in the presidential election. I'm not. I'm referencing registered voter percentages. But, if you have a link that contradicts my assertion with regard to higher #'s of registered Republicans compared to registered Democrats in the towns, please feel free to post it.

I found this:

http://www.sots.ct.gov/sots/lib/sots...statistics.pdf

Here are the 49 towns where registered Republicans outnumber registered Democrats:

Avon, Barkhamsted (+15), Bethany (+33), Bethlehem, Bridgewater (+51), Brookfield, Canterbury, Darien, Durham (+51), Eastford, Easton, Fairfield, Goshen, Granby, Greenwich, Hartland, Hartwinton (+18), Ledyard (+80), Litchfield, Lyme (+72), Madison, Middlebury, Monroe, Morris, New Canaan, New Fairfield, New Milford, Newtown, North Canaan (+15), North Stonington (+34), Old Lyme (+65), Old Saybrook, Orange, Oxford, Preston (+7), Prospect, Redding, Ridgefield, Roxbury (+33), Shelton, Sherman, Simsbury, Somers (+98), Southbury, Suffield, Union (+74), Warren, Westbrook (+82), and Wilton.

In some cases, the difference is less than 100 as noted. The totals for the State are 445,658 Republicans and 817,435 Democrats.

[HeadedWest]

Originally Posted by Stratford, Ct. Resident

If you're referencing popular vote in the presidential election. I'm not. I'm referencing registered voter percentages. But, if you have a link that contradicts my assertion with regard to higher #'s of registered Republicans compared to registered Democrats in the towns, please feel free to post it.

SOTS: Voter Registration Statistics

Click on the 8 page pdf file and you'll see that the majority of the towns have higher Dem numbers, in the October 2008 report. Unfortunately the tables are formatted in such a way they can't easily be grabbed for a post.

But here are the state totals:

• REPUBLICAN: 445,658
• DEMOCRAT: 817,435

Almost a 2:1 advantage. Looks like a blue state to me.

[Stratford, Ct. Resident]

Originally Posted by HeadedWest

SOTS: Voter Registration Statistics

Click on the 8 page pdf file and you'll see that the majority of the towns have higher Dem numbers, in the October 2008 report. Unfortunately the tables are formatted in such a way they can't easily be grabbed for a post.

Correct. There has been a larger shift than i had realized since the '06 voter #'s were posted.

[Rich Lee]

Originally Posted by Stratford, Ct. Resident

Correct. There has been a larger shift than i had realized since the '06 voter #'s were posted.

Not just here in Connecticut but nationally. I heard that registered Republicans comprise just 24 percent of the electorate.

[kidyankee764]

Originally Posted by brasscitybluenwhite

who rates NH public schoolsthe best in the county?

See this:

http://www.city-data.com/forum/conne...ions-best.html

When people steer others away from inner city schools, it's important to note that it is not the school that has issues - it is many of the students.