| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | D | 90,893 | 60,681 | 153,964 | |
| 2020 | D | 101,271 | 57,541 | 161,006 | |
| 2016 | D | 83,007 | 54,490 | 143,380 | |
| 2012 | D | 73,967 | 59,627 | 134,843 | |
| 2008 | D | 82,695 | 57,097 | 140,837 | |
| 2004 | D | 70,089 | 64,542 | 136,489 | |
| 2000 | D | 65,959 | 54,348 | 126,046 | |
| 1996 | D | 58,664 | 49,233 | 119,898 | |
| 1992 | R | 54,533 | 59,624 | 139,363 | |
| 1988 | R | 50,934 | 75,336 | 127,608 | |
| 1984 | R | 45,019 | 87,591 | 133,157 | |
| 1980 | R | 42,235 | 68,760 | 125,301 | |
| 1976 | R | 50,499 | 71,300 | 122,620 | |
| 1972 | R | 42,594 | 79,377 | 124,030 | |
| 1968 | R | 47,440 | 58,926 | 113,793 | |
| 1964 | D | 66,304 | 42,746 | 109,139 | |
| 1960 | R | 49,849 | 57,112 | 106,963 | |
| 1956 | R | 28,897 | 68,026 | 96,922 | |
| 1952 | R | 36,220 | 56,941 | 93,778 | |
| 1948 | R | 30,897 | 40,384 | 73,891 | |
| 1944 | R | 33,761 | 35,297 | 69,883 | |
| 1940 | D | 31,891 | 31,041 | 63,215 | |
| 1936 | D | 29,727 | 23,095 | 55,575 | |
| 1932 | R | 21,911 | 24,590 | 49,255 | |
| 1928 | R | 18,889 | 24,308 | 43,553 | |
| 1924 | R | 6,405 | 19,757 | 29,834 | |
| 1920 | R | 8,429 | 18,807 | 28,292 | |
| 1916 | R | 7,105 | 8,837 | 16,433 | |
| 1912 | D | 5,332 | 4,475 | 14,196 | |
| 1908 | R | 5,078 | 8,191 | 13,886 | |
| 1904 | R | 5,377 | 7,996 | 13,735 | |
| 1900 | R | 5,261 | 7,256 | 12,708 | |
| 1896 | R | 3,311 | 8,336 | 12,276 | |
| 1892 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1888 | D | 5,191 | 5,084 | 10,487 | |
| 1884 | D | 4,414 | 4,183 | 8,597 | |
| 1880 | D | 4,107 | 4,083 | 8,190 | |
| 1876 | D | 3,884 | 3,474 | 7,358 |
Greater Bridgeport Planning Region 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 Greater Bridgeport Planning Region reached its widest at twenty-seven points in 2020. The margin in 2024 was twenty points — still decisive.
Greater Bridgeport Planning Region's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $89,667, a 56% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 329,259 together describe a community whose political habits are deeply settled. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Western Connecticut Planning Region and Montgomery County.
