In the recent Democratic presidential primary, 21 percent of voters in New Haven, CT voted for “uncommitted” over Biden, the presumptive Democratic nominee. The statewide results, in which New Haven had the highest number of uncommitted votes from any town in the state, reflect a triumph for the Vote Uncommitted CT campaign, which encouraged voters to cast their ballots for “uncommitted” to express frustration over Biden’s response to Israel’s war in Gaza.
Vincent Mauro Jr., McCarter & English Government Affairs Advisor and chair of New Haven’s Democratic Town Committee, speculated that the percentage of “uncommitted” voters was high because “uncommitted” voters were motivated to go vote as a demonstration of their dissatisfaction with the current administration, while other voters were not. Mauro said he believes that the Democrats who voted uncommitted will still vote for Biden in the November general election. However, he acknowledged the significance of the “uncommitted” vote share.
“It was an important protest vote,” Mauro said.