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Congressional District 4·Connecticut

Connecticut 4th Congressional District has voted Democratic in eight straight presidential cycles.

1876 — 2024·38 elections
CT
Latest
D+18
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
367,414
2024 ACS

Connecticut 4th Congressional District, Connecticut: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+18%. Republican peak: R+42 in 1924.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+18MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population
367,4142024 5-year
Median household income
$115,8902024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
60.2%2024 5-year
Black
10.7%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
21.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+25 in 2020MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+42 in 1924MIT Election Lab
D
HIMES, James A.Congress 119 · Democratic

Predecessors: SHAYS, Christopher H. (2007–2009), SHAYS, Christopher H. (2005–2007), SHAYS, Christopher H. (2003–2005), SHAYS, Christopher H. (2001–2003)

Source · Voteview / Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal et al. (CC-BY).

2024 results by constituent county
4 counties · 4 D · 0 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+17.6%
100,29369,834172,861
D
+24.8%
111,41766,685180,581
D
+17.6%
91,50863,101161,231
D
+11.2%
83,70166,740151,904
D
+18.1%
93,28064,467159,084
D
+4.3%
79,21872,583154,023
D
+10.2%
74,96460,393142,212
D
+9.3%
66,79954,210135,222
R
−2.5%
61,86065,817157,313
R
−17.2%
58,53683,096143,191
R
−30.7%
51,29597,065148,973
R
−19.8%
48,23276,052140,514
R
−15.4%
57,72578,928137,579
R
−28.1%
48,87087,986139,076
R
−7.7%
54,63764,483127,529
D
+23.9%
76,04146,719122,859
R
−4.2%
58,07663,213121,291
R
−38.6%
33,85076,400110,249
R
−20.8%
42,11364,365107,125
R
−11.4%
36,23845,88484,966
R
−1.5%
39,11240,28980,285
D
+2.1%
37,40535,87773,578
D
+12.3%
34,79026,82864,768
R
−4.7%
25,69128,36457,089
R
−11.4%
22,39828,21851,029
R
−41.8%
8,17123,06035,617
R
−35.0%
10,20821,91433,406
R
−8.9%
8,56510,29919,470
D
+5.2%
6,4065,52916,979
R
−22.6%
6,1109,90216,754
R
−19.7%
6,4109,67216,584
R
−15.2%
6,4408,78515,472
R
−39.4%
3,7679,09113,523
—
No data
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D
+1.6%
6,3456,14512,770
D
+3.6%
5,4975,12010,618
D
+1.0%
5,1415,04110,182
D
+6.0%
4,8434,2979,140
Congressional elections · 16 Senate races

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
YearWonD %R %Total
2024D55.8%39.7%1,708,259
2018D56.8%39.3%1,386,840
2016D57.7%34.6%1,596,276
2012D52.5%40.0%1,511,764
2010D52.5%43.2%1,153,115
2006O39.7%9.6%1,134,777
2004D66.4%32.1%1,424,726
2000D63.2%34.2%1,311,261
1998D65.1%32.4%964,457
1994D41.1%31.0%1,079,664
1992D38.5%38.1%1,500,661
1988D49.8%49.0%1,383,526
1986D64.8%34.8%976,933
1982R46.1%50.4%1,083,508
1980D56.3%42.9%1,356,075
1976R41.2%57.7%1,361,666

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Italian
15.1%
Irish
13.2%
English
8.0%
German
7.7%
Polish
4.3%
American
4.1%
French
1.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 41.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.8%
85+
1.5%
2.3%
75–84
2.8%
4.7%
65–74
5.2%
6.9%
55–64
7.3%
6.5%
45–54
6.7%
6.4%
35–44
6.5%
5.9%
25–34
5.9%
4.5%
18–24
4.4%
8.3%
5–17
8.0%
2.7%
<5
2.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$115,890
Congressional District 4 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Congressional District 4$115,890
Connecticut$95,781
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
8.9%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1811.4%
Working age (18–64)8.1%
Seniors (65+)9.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
70.2%
speak English only
Spanish16.5%
Other Indo-European9.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.7%
Other languages1.0%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
22.8%
Other Christian
4.6%
Mainline Protestant
3.1%
Non-Christian
1.7%
Baptist
1.1%
Methodist
1.0%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.0%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 64.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Connecticut 4th Congressional District sits in New England. Its political identity has been Democratic for as long as anyone now living can remember. 7 consecutive presidential elections in modern records have gone for the Democratic candidate, often by margins that would be considered landslide territory anywhere else.

The Democratic margin in Connecticut 4th Congressional District reached its widest at twenty-five points in 2020. The margin in 2024 was eighteen points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $115,890, a 60% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 367,414 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 4, Connecticut vote in 2024?
In 2024, Congressional District 4, Connecticut voted Democratic by 17.6 points (D+18), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 172,861 votes cast, 100,293 went Democratic and 69,834 went Republican.
What is Congressional District 4, Connecticut's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Congressional District 4, Connecticut as a "Democratic loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 16 times, Republican 21 times, and other 0 times.
When did Congressional District 4, Connecticut last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 4, Connecticut voted Republican was 1992.
How many people live in Congressional District 4, Connecticut?
Congressional District 4, Connecticut has a population of 367,414 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Congressional District 4, Connecticut?
Median household income in Congressional District 4, Connecticut is $115,890 — above the national median of $80,734. The Connecticut state median is $95,781.
What is the political history of Congressional District 4, Connecticut?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 4, Connecticut from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 16 went Democratic and 21 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.