They’re typically quiet and nonpartisan. How have local elections changed in the age of Trump?

They’re typically quiet and nonpartisan. How have local elections changed in the age of Trump?
November 1, 2025

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They’re typically quiet and nonpartisan. How have local elections changed in the age of Trump?

Voters mark their ballots at Second Congregational Church in Westfield on Super Tuesday in 2024. (The Westfield News / file photo)The Westfield News

It appeared in mailboxes in Enfield, Connecticut, a flyer invoking a national political fight in the days before a local election.

“FROM THE WHITE HOUSE TO TOWN HALL, MAGA REPUBLICANS ARE DESTROYING AMERICA & DEFUNDING SCHOOLS,” says the mailer sent by Enfield Democrats. “STOP TRUMPISM. BE A VOTER.”

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