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Winsted·Connecticut

Winsted delivered R+12.7 in 2024.

20082024·5 elections
CT
Winsted
TrumpR+12.7
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald TrumpRepublican55.5%2,109
Kamala HarrisDemocratic42.7%1,625
OtherAll other candidates1.8%68
D+60
R+60
3 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin.
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: −12.7% in 2024.flipped R · 2012−12.7%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+5.4%
2012−4.2%
2016−21.6%
2020−9.6%
2024−12.7%
DemocraticRepublican
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
42.7%Harris1,625
55.5%Trump2,109
1.8%
−12.7%
3,802
R
44.9%Biden1,620
54.5%Trump1,968
0.6%incl. Jorgensen
−9.6%
3,610
R
36.4%Clinton1,281
58.0%Trump2,040
5.5%incl. Johnson
−21.6%
3,516
R
47.9%Obama1,545
52.1%Romney1,680
0.0%
−4.2%
3,225
D
50.8%Obama1,841
45.4%McCain1,647
3.8%
+5.4%
3,624

Demographics

Demographic profile

Demographic Profile

Key indicators compared across containing geographies

Demographic Profile. Key indicators compared across containing geographies. ACS values are survey estimates and may include margins of error. Religion data may be available only at county or larger geographies. Sub-county values are labeled when inherited, modeled, or contextual.
IndicatorWinstedCityConnecticutStateUnited StatesNation
Race & Ethnicity
White82.3%65.1%61.0%
Black2.9%10.6%12.2%
Asian0.0%4.8%6.0%
Two or more races10.6%11.3%12.6%
Other race4.2%8.1%8.2%
Hispanic or Latino8.9%18.3%19.3%
Income & Age
Median household income$64,871$95,781$84,427
Poverty rate15.9%10.0%12.5%
Median age47.641.239.1
Age 18–247.7%9.3%9.2%
Age 65 and older20.3%18.5%17.2%
Education & Language
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)41.0%42.5%35.6%
Speaks a non-English language at home19.9%23.4%22.3%
Spanish10.6%12.8%13.6%
Other Indo-European4.0%4.0%2.0%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)1.4%1.2%0.7%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic1.2%1.5%0.7%
Ancestry
Largest ancestryItalian 17.2%Italian 15.3%German 12.5%
2nd-largest ancestryIrish 15.5%Irish 13.9%Mexican 11.3%
3rd-largest ancestryEnglish 10.4%English 8.7%English 9.5%
Religion
Catholic18.7%County context28.0%18.6%
Evangelical Protestant3.2%County context6.5%16.5%
Unaffiliated or unclaimed70.8%County context54.0%51.5%

ACS values are survey estimates and may include margins of error.

Religion data may be available only at county or larger geographies. Sub-county values are labeled when inherited, modeled, or contextual.

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the origins and ancestries reported within it.
Reported ancestry · ACS B04006
Italian
17.2%
Irish
15.5%
English
10.4%
German
8.9%
Polish
6.2%
French
4.3%
American
3.5%
Scottish
1.1%
The ACS does not publish subgroup detail for people reporting two or more races.
Specific origin · ACS B03001
Puerto Rican
5.5%
Dominican
2.0%
Ecuadorian
1.7%
Mexican
1.2%
Guatemalan
1.0%
Colombian
0.8%
Peruvian
0.4%
Honduran
0.2%
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and other single-race responses combined.
Reported ancestry · ACS B04006
African American identity is recorded by the ACS race question; the ancestry item enumerates specific African and Caribbean ancestries only.
Jamaican
1.2%
Haitian
0.6%
African
0.4%
Below 1% of the population here; subgroup estimates are within the survey's margin of error.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Race shares: B02001 · B03003. Subgroup detail: B03001 (Hispanic or Latino specific origin), B02015 (Asian groups), B02020 · B02016 (American Indian/Alaska Native tribes and Pacific Islander groups), B04006 (reported ancestry). Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so group shares can total more than 100%. All subgroup rows are shares of total population; ancestry is self-reported and multiple-response, so rows do not sum to the parent group's share.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
80.1%
speak English only
Spanish10.6%
Other Indo-European4.0%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)1.4%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic1.2%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)0.7%
Other Asian & Pacific Island0.6%
Other languages0.5%
German or other West Germanic0.3%
Arabic0.3%
Korean0.2%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)0.2%
Vietnamese0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic
18.7%
Mainline Protestant
4.1%
Evangelical Protestant
3.2%
Other Christian
0.6%
Buddhist
0.5%
Jewish
0.5%
Black Protestant
0.5%
Muslim
0.4%
Latter-day Saints
0.2%
Orthodox Christian
0.2%
Hindu
0.1%
Other faiths
0.1%
Unaffiliated or not counted70.8%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. The unaffiliated-or-not-counted share is everyone not claimed as an adherent by any reporting body — uncounted congregations as well as the religiously unaffiliated.

Winsted sits in New England. In 2024 it voted Republican.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 5.4 points in 2008 and a Republican high of 21.6 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 3.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 12.7 points.

A population of 6,977, a 82% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $64,871 describe the city.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Winsted, Connecticut vote in 2024?
In 2024, Winsted, Connecticut voted Republican by 12.7 points (R+12.7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 3,802 votes cast, 1,625 went Democratic and 2,109 went Republican.
What is Winsted, Connecticut's political typology?
Akashic places Winsted, Connecticut in the "" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 5 elections in the dataset, the city has voted Democratic 1 times, Republican 4 times, and other 0 times.
When did Winsted, Connecticut last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Winsted, Connecticut voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in Winsted, Connecticut?
Winsted, Connecticut has a population of 6,977 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Winsted, Connecticut?
Median household income in Winsted, Connecticut is $64,871 — below the national median of $80,734. The Connecticut state median is $95,781.
What is the political history of Winsted, Connecticut?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Winsted, Connecticut from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 1 went Democratic and 4 went Republican. The city's typology — "" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.