Editing New Haven, Connecticut (section)

=== Political structure ===
{{see also|List of mayors of New Haven, Connecticut|Mayoral elections in New Haven, Connecticut}}
[[File:Newhavenstructure2-statue.jpg|thumb|right|upright|Statue of Roman orator [[Cicero]] at the New Haven County Courthouse]]
New Haven is governed via the [[mayor-council system]]. Connecticut municipalities (like those of neighboring states [[Massachusetts]] and [[Rhode Island]]) provide nearly all local services (such as fire and rescue, education, snow removal, etc.), as county government has been abolished since 1960.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1960/08/14/archives/connecticut-ends-county-rule-oct-1-state-to-take-over-historic.html |work=The New York Times |title=Connecticut Ends County Rule Oct. 1; State to Take Over Historic Government Units – Minor Court System Also to Go |date=August 14, 1960 |access-date=May 20, 2010 |archive-date=July 4, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180704125722/https://www.nytimes.com/1960/08/14/archives/connecticut-ends-county-rule-oct-1-state-to-take-over-historic.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
[[File:New Haven City Hall, October 17, 2008.jpg|thumb|right|upright|New Haven City Hall]]

[[New Haven County]] merely refers to a grouping of towns and a judicial district, not a governmental entity. New Haven is a member of the South Central Connecticut Regional Council of Governments (SCRCOG), a regional agency created to facilitate coordination between area municipal governments and state and federal agencies, in the absence of county government.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.scrcog.org/ |title=South Central Connecticut Regional Council of Governments |publisher=SCRCOG |access-date=September 28, 2011 |archive-date=September 29, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929200649/http://www.scrcog.org/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[Justin Elicker]] is the mayor of New Haven. He was sworn in as the 51st mayor of New Haven on January 1, 2020.

The city council, called the Board of Alders, consists of thirty members, each elected from single-member wards.<ref>[https://data.ct.gov/Government/City-of-New-Haven-Aldermanic-Wards/nki6-723a/data City of New Haven Aldermanic Wards] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170928103013/https://data.ct.gov/Government/City-of-New-Haven-Aldermanic-Wards/nki6-723a/data |date=September 28, 2017 }}, GIS Data, Connecticut Open Data Portal.</ref> Each of the 30 wards consists of slightly over 4,300 residents; [[redistricting]] takes place every ten years.<ref>Alexandra Sanders, [http://www.nhregister.com/news/article/New-Haven-ward-map-finalized-new-lines-represent-11458216.php New Haven ward map finalized; new lines represent compromise (maps)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170928060404/http://www.nhregister.com/news/article/New-Haven-ward-map-finalized-new-lines-represent-11458216.php |date=September 28, 2017 }}, ''New Haven Register'' (May 21, 2012).</ref>

The city is overwhelmingly [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]. In 2017, of the town's 83,694 voters, 66% were registered as Democrats (−4% since 2015), 4% were registered as Republicans (+1%), and 29% were unaffiliated (+3).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://portal.ct.gov/-/media/sots/ElectionServices/Registration_and_Enrollment_Stats/Nov17RPES.pdf?la=en |title=Registration and Party Enrollment Statistics |date=November 1, 2017 |website=portal.ct.gov |format=PDF |access-date=May 16, 2019 |archive-date=April 23, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180423102003/http://portal.ct.gov/-/media/sots/ElectionServices/Registration_and_Enrollment_Stats/Nov17RPES.pdf?la=en |url-status=live }}</ref> The board of alders is dominated by Democrats; a Republican has not served as a New Haven alder since 2011.<ref name="2015Alders">[http://www.nhregister.com/connecticut/article/New-Haven-s-Board-of-Alders-races-feature-11343913.php New Haven's Board of Alders races feature challengers and upcoming primary] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170928055831/http://www.nhregister.com/connecticut/article/New-Haven-s-Board-of-Alders-races-feature-11343913.php |date=September 28, 2017 }}, ''New Haven Register'' (August 22, 2015).</ref><ref>Abbe Smith, [http://www.nhregister.com/news/article/Lone-New-Haven-Republican-Alderwoman-Arlene-11553657.php Lone New Haven Republican Alderwoman Arlene DePino withdraws from race] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170928102938/http://www.nhregister.com/news/article/Lone-New-Haven-Republican-Alderwoman-Arlene-11553657.php |date=September 28, 2017 }}, ''New Haven Register'' (September 27, 2011).</ref>

New Haven is served by the [[New Haven Police Department]], which had 443 sworn officers in 2011.<ref>Veronica Rose, [https://www.cga.ct.gov/2011/rpt/2011-R-0194.htm Report 2011-R-0194: Connecticut Police Department Statistics] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170124152211/https://www.cga.ct.gov/2011/rpt/2011-R-0194.htm |date=January 24, 2017 }}, Office of Legislative Research, Connecticut General Assembly (April 25, 2011).</ref> The city is also served by the [[New Haven Fire Department]].

New Haven lies within [[Connecticut's 3rd congressional district]] and has been represented by [[Rosa DeLauro]] since 1991. [[Martin Looney]] and [[Gary Holder-Winfield]] represent New Haven in the [[Connecticut State Senate]], and the city lies within six districts (numbers 92 through 97) of the [[Connecticut House of Representatives]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://cga.ct.gov/red/2001houseplan.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050205213333/http://cga.ct.gov/red/2001houseplan.htm |archive-date=February 5, 2005 |title=House District Map |date=February 5, 2005 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php/Connecticut_House_of_Representatives |title=Connecticut House of Representatives |publisher=Ballotpedia |access-date=March 12, 2017 |archive-date=February 14, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160214043607/https://ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php/Connecticut_House_of_Representatives |url-status=live }}</ref>

The Greater New Haven area is served by the New Haven Judicial District Court and the New Haven Superior Court, both headquartered at the New Haven County Courthouse.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jud.ct.gov/directory/directory/directions/30.htm |title=New Haven JD Directions |publisher=Jud.ct.gov |access-date=September 28, 2011 |archive-date=September 29, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929165453/http://www.jud.ct.gov/directory/directory/directions/30.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[United States District Court for the District of Connecticut|federal District Court for the District of Connecticut]] has a New Haven facility, the [[Richard C. Lee United States Courthouse]].