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Connecticut 1st State House District
presidential margin
2008D+85.92012D+85.82016D+82.22020D+79.22024D+64.6
full record · 2008 → 2024
D+64.6
2024
median income$44,792U.S. $80,734 · CT $95,781
median age33.9U.S. 39.1 · CT 41.2
poverty rate23.4%U.S. 12.5% · CT 10.0%
bachelor’s+ (25+)42.1%U.S. 35.6% · CT 42.5%
non-english24.1%U.S. 22.3% · CT 23.4%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
African American†30.5%
Jamaican14.5%
African2.3%
Puerto Rican14.9%
Mexican1.5%
Dominican1.5%
Irish4.4%
Italian4.2%
English2.8%
Asian Indian1.9%
Chinese0.6%
Vietnamese0.3%
religion

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

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

Connecticut 1st State House District

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Connecticut 1st State House DistrictHarrisD+64.6
2024
2024 presidential margin for Connecticut 1st State House DistrictThe boundary of Connecticut 1st State House District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (D+64.6), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Connecticut 1st State House District · D+64.6
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic81.6%4,371
Donald TrumpRepublican17.0%912
Jill SteinGreen1.4%73
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 1 county it's drawn from (shown faint).
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.
County-level results (1 county) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Connecticut 1st State House District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Capitol Planning Region, CTDemocraticD+20.1
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
81.6%Harris4,371
17.0%Trump912
1.4%Stein73
+64.6%
5,356
D
89.0%Biden5,649
9.8%Trump623
1.2%Jorgensen74
+79.2%
6,346
D
89.7%Clinton5,937
7.4%Trump493
2.9%Johnson191
+82.2%
6,621
D
92.9%Obama6,083
7.1%Romney466
0.0%
+85.8%
6,549
D
92.6%Obama6,314
6.7%McCain456
0.7%Nader50
+85.9%
6,820
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: +64.6% in 2024.+64.6%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+85.9%
2012+85.8%
2016+82.2%
2020+79.2%
2024+64.6%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
DMatt RitterState House · 1

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

Covering Torrington-area communities in Litchfield County, this district backed the 2024 Democratic presidential nominee by nearly 20 points, reflecting the durable left lean of its mid-sized post-industrial towns.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 85.9 points in 2008. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 14.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 64.6 points.

A population of 22,562, a 20% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $44,792 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 7 and State House District 5.

Political twins — state-house districts

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

State House District 7
Connecticut
98.6twin score
2008–2020 trajectory≠ elasticity
State House District 5
Connecticut
95.6twin score
2008–2024 trajectory≠ elasticity
State House District 11
Connecticut
93.0twin score
% unaffiliated2012–2020 trajectory≠ 2008 margin

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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Frequently asked questions

How did Connecticut 1st State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Connecticut 1st State House District voted Democratic by 64.6 points (D+64.6), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 5,356 votes cast, 4,371 went Democratic and 912 went Republican.
How many people live in Connecticut 1st State House District?
Connecticut 1st State House District has a population of 22,562 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Connecticut 1st State House District?
Median household income in Connecticut 1st State House District is $44,792 — below the national median of $80,734. The Connecticut state median is $95,781.
What is the political history of Connecticut 1st State House District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Connecticut 1st State House District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.