Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the city’s overall result across 2004–2024, on current city boundaries.
President results by year
Vote totals, margins, and source status
HarrisDemocratic54.3%1,021TrumpRepublican43.9%825OtherAll other candidates1.8%34
D+10.4
Lead
196
Total
1,880
vs nation
D+11.9
BidenDemocratic55.8%1,014TrumpRepublican41.4%753OtherAll other candidates2.8%51
D+14.4
Lead
261
Total
1,818
vs nation
D+9.9
ClintonDemocratic48.9%764TrumpRepublican45.1%704OtherAll other candidates6.0%93
D+3.8
Lead
60
Total
1,561
vs nation
D+1.8
ObamaDemocratic56.9%828RomneyRepublican41.5%604OtherAll other candidates1.6%23
D+15.4
Lead
224
Total
1,455
vs nation
D+11.5
ObamaDemocratic59.0%979McCainRepublican39.8%660OtherAll other candidates1.3%21
D+19.2
Lead
319
Total
1,660
vs nation
D+11.9
KerryDemocratic54.7%862BushRepublican43.1%679OtherAll other candidates2.3%36
D+11.6
Lead
183
Total
1,577
vs nation
D+14.1
Key facts
2024 presidential margin
D+10.4MIT Election Lab
Population
3,3042024 5-year
Population density
1,739 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
Land area
1.9 sq miTIGER/Line
Median household income
$73,1562024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
75.2%2024 5-year
Black
8.0%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
8.2%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+19.2 in 2008MIT Election Lab
Participation
Turnout and midterm durability
Participation measured against the same-year citizen voting-age population. Audited cycles count total general-election participants — ballots or participating voters, not presidential candidate votes. Cycles before 2016 predate that series and are derived from the certified presidential returns instead; they are marked everywhere they appear and are excluded from the figures below.
2012–20204 cycles · 3 audited
2020 turnout
77.2%1,846 participants ÷ 2,390 CVAP
2016→2018 drop-off
+3.0 ptsHigh-turnout, durable
Drop-off vs state
-7.2 ptsPositive means a larger decline than the statewide pattern
Participation by cycle
Presidential Midterm Derived, pre-2016
0%20%40%60%80%100%
62.7%
2012201620182020
Select a presidential cycle to show it on the map and results ledger above.
Cycle
Participants
CVAP
Turnout
Series
Quality
1,846
2,390 ± 296
77.2%
Audited
E/D
2018Mid
1,355
2,162 ± 241
62.7%
Audited
E/D
1,597
2,430 ± 223
65.7%
Audited
E/A
1,455
2,124
68.5%
Derived
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Sources and methods
Audited cycles (2016, 2018, 2020) count total general-election participants against the same-year CVAP special tabulation, each cell carrying its own numerator and denominator quality grade. Derived cycles (2012) come from the certified presidential returns on this page over the ACS 5-year CVAP series, so they measure presidential votes cast rather than ballots — a floor on participation. Where a derived cycle predates the ACS its denominator is extrapolated rather than read, and says so on its own line below. They are shown for the longer arc and are excluded from the drop-off, excess-drop-off, and 2026 scenario figures above.
2020: numerator source 160, denominator source 157; estimated total ballots; preferred-county:block-reference-presidential-or-cvap-weight:v2; allocation share 100.0%; series 321/4.
2018: numerator source 160, denominator source 157; estimated total ballots; preferred-county:block-reference-presidential-or-cvap-weight:v2; allocation share 100.0%; series 320/139.
2016: numerator source 160, denominator source 157; estimated total ballots; preferred-county:block-reference-presidential-or-cvap-weight:v2; allocation share 100.0%; series 319/133.
2012 (derived): Certified presidential returns · ACS 5-year CVAP (B05003); presidential votes cast — a floor on participation, not a ballot count.
presidential history
Party record book
Waterford, CT · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.
2004–2024 · 6 presidential cycles
Highest vote share
Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.
Democratic
Barack Obama2008
59.0%
979 votes · D+19.2
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2012 · 56.9%
Republican
Donald Trump2016
45.1%
704 votes · D+3.8
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2024 · 43.9%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Kamala Harris2024
1,021votes
54.3% of the vote · D+10.4
Runner-up · Joe Biden, 2020 · 1,014 votes
Republican
Donald Trump2024
825votes
43.9% of the vote · D+10.4
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 753 votes
Best relative to the U.S.
This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.
Democratic
John Kerry2004
+14.1pts D vs U.S.
Place D+11.6 · U.S. R+2.5
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2008 · +11.9 pts
Republican
Donald Trump2016
−1.8pts R vs U.S.
Place D+3.8 · U.S. D+2.1
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · −9.9 pts
U.S. House elections · 2 House
U.S. House
Each row shows U.S. House votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.
Waterford · Akashic carries this place’s presidential nominating contests, but not at this place’s own grain.
Connecticut’s presidential primary returns are aggregated to the eight counties retired as county-equivalents in 2022. Akashic publishes the nine planning regions that replaced them, and their boundaries cross the old county lines. The presidential record elsewhere on this page crosses that boundary because a general-election county row carries each party’s votes, and votes can be apportioned and disclosed as an estimate. A primary county row carries a leader and a lead over the runner-up and nothing else: there is no per-candidate vote to apportion, and who led is not a quantity that can be weighted. So the record is complete and published — at Connecticut’s state contest, not at this grain. See Connecticut’s Democratic presidential primary.
Waterford sits in New England. In 2024 it voted Democratic.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 19.2 points in 2008. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 3.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 10.4 points.
A population of 3,304, a 75% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $73,156 describe the city.
In 2024, Waterford, Connecticut voted Democratic by 10.4 points (D+10.4), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 1,880 votes cast, 1,021 went Democratic and 825 went Republican.
How many people live in Waterford, Connecticut?
Waterford, Connecticut has a population of 3,304 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Waterford, Connecticut?
Median household income in Waterford, Connecticut is $73,156 — below the national median of $80,734. The Connecticut state median is $95,781.
What is the political history of Waterford, Connecticut?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Waterford, Connecticut from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
