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Connecticut 2nd Congressional District
presidential margin
2008D+18.82012D+13.12016D+3.42020D+11.52024D+7.8
full record · 2008 → 2024
D+7.8
2024
median income$97,479U.S. $80,734 · CT $95,781
median age42.6U.S. 39.1 · CT 41.2
poverty rate8.4%U.S. 12.5% · CT 10.0%
bachelor’s+ (25+)38.6%U.S. 35.6% · CT 42.5%
non-english17.3%U.S. 22.3% · CT 23.4%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
Irish17.1%
Italian16.4%
English12.5%
Puerto Rican5.1%
Mexican0.9%
Dominican0.7%
African American†2.4%
Jamaican0.8%
Haitian0.3%
Asian Indian1.4%
Chinese1.0%
Filipino0.4%
religion

Religious adherence is published only at the county level (U.S. Religion Census). See Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region.

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024.

Connecticut 2nd Congressional District

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2024 presidential electionConnecticut 2nd Congressional DistrictHarrisD+7.8
Connecticut 2nd Congressional District premium atlas map: Harris D+7.8, 63 precincts, 8 city labels.
2024
63 precincts by 2024 margin · 8 cities, own margin · ◎ bluest & reddest city
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: +7.8% in 2024.+7.8%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+18.8%
2012+13.1%
2016+3.4%
2020+11.5%
2024+7.8%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
DJoe CourtneyU.S. House · CT-02-0.34
DChristopher MurphyU.S. Senate-0.29
DRichard BlumenthalU.S. Senate-0.43

Federal officeholders only. State and local officeholders are planned for the next data pass.

Source · Voteview HSall_members.csv.
Congressional elections · 25 House races · 16 Senate races

U.S. House

Each result reflects the U.S. House district as it was drawn for that election; redistricting has redrawn these lines over time, so they can differ from the current 120th-Congress district shown on the map above.

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), House. CC-BY 4.0.
YearDistrictWonDemocraticRepublicanTotal
20242D
58.0%218,162
42.0%157,878
376,047
20222D
58.2%165,946
40.2%114,506
285,031
20202D
56.4%207,303
38.2%140,356
367,347
20182D
58.0%167,659
35.4%102,483
289,114
20162D
56.4%186,210
33.7%111,149
330,257
20142D
57.6%131,294
35.5%80,837
227,936
20122D
63.4%189,444
29.5%88,103
298,960
20102D
57.1%140,888
38.8%95,671
246,809
20082D
61.6%198,984
32.4%104,574
323,041
20062D
50.0%121,248
50.0%121,165
242,413
20042R
45.8%140,536
54.2%166,412
307,078
20022R
45.9%99,674
54.1%117,434
217,108
20002D
49.4%111,520
48.8%110,239
225,900
19982D
61.0%99,567
35.5%57,860
163,201
19962D
47.7%106,544
44.9%100,332
223,249
19942D
42.6%79,188
42.5%79,167
186,073
19922R
34.3%83,197
49.2%119,416
242,707
19902D
59.7%105,085
40.3%70,922
176,015
19882D
63.6%143,326
36.4%81,965
225,291
19862D
67.4%109,229
32.6%52,869
162,098
19842D
54.4%124,110
45.2%103,119
228,253
19822D
55.8%95,254
43.5%74,294
170,803
19802D
53.4%119,176
46.6%104,107
223,311
19782D
69.9%116,624
30.1%50,167
166,814
19762D
65.1%142,684
34.1%74,743
219,308

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024D
55.8%953,646
39.7%678,256
1,708,259
2018D
56.8%787,685
39.4%545,717
1,386,752
2016D
57.7%920,766
34.6%552,621
1,596,238
2012D
52.7%792,983
40.2%604,569
1,504,895
2010D
52.5%605,204
43.2%498,341
1,152,443
2006O
39.7%450,844
9.6%109,198
1,134,697
2004D
66.4%945,347
32.1%457,749
1,424,726
2000D
63.2%828,902
34.2%448,077
1,311,261
1998D
65.1%628,306
32.4%312,177
964,457
1994D
41.1%443,793
31.0%334,833
1,079,664
1992D
38.5%577,662
38.1%572,036
1,500,661
1988D
49.8%688,499
49.0%678,454
1,383,516
1986D
64.8%632,695
34.8%340,438
976,933
1982R
46.1%499,146
50.4%545,987
1,083,508
1980D
56.3%763,969
42.9%581,884
1,355,961
1976R
41.2%561,018
57.7%785,683
1,361,666

Connecticut's 2nd covers the state's eastern half, blending small mill towns, farmland, and the shoreline into one of New England's larger geographic districts. Despite its rural character, it returned a D+7.2 margin in 2024.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 18.8 points in 2008. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 3.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 7.8 points.

A population of 720,602, a 80% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $97,479 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Congressional District 5 and Congressional District 1.

Political twins — districts

The congressional districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

Congressional District 5
Connecticut
83.3twin score
elasticityItalian ancestrypopulation scale≠ % unaffiliated
Congressional District 1
Massachusetts
72.0twin score
elasticityFrench ancestrymedian age≠ population scale
Congressional District 2
Rhode Island
69.3twin score
elasticityFrench ancestryItalian ancestry≠ population scale

Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.

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Places within Connecticut 2nd Congressional District

counties it covers6
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Frequently asked questions

How did Connecticut 2nd Congressional District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Connecticut 2nd Congressional District voted Democratic by 7.8 points (D+7.8), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 388,151 votes cast, 205,943 went Democratic and 175,733 went Republican.
How many people live in Connecticut 2nd Congressional District?
Connecticut 2nd Congressional District has a population of 720,602 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Connecticut 2nd Congressional District?
Median household income in Connecticut 2nd Congressional District is $97,479 — above the national median of $80,734. The Connecticut state median is $95,781.
What is the political history of Connecticut 2nd Congressional District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Connecticut 2nd Congressional District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.