Connecticut 44th State House District, Connecticut: Tossup district. In 2024, voted a near-tie. Republican peak: R+46 in 1896.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- TiedMIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- TossupAkashic typology
- Population
- 19,8782024 5-year
- Median household income
- $88,8582024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 81.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 3.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 9.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+43 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+46 in 1896MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State House District 44, CTOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 4,834 | 4,881 | 9,880 | ||
| D | 5,096 | 4,651 | 9,963 | ||
| R | 4,082 | 4,221 | 8,851 | ||
| D | 4,644 | 3,384 | 8,170 | ||
| D | 5,149 | 3,599 | 8,893 | ||
| D | 4,563 | 3,754 | 8,495 | ||
| D | 4,244 | 2,926 | 7,723 | ||
| D | 3,864 | 2,331 | 7,415 | ||
| D | 3,480 | 2,550 | 8,446 | ||
| R | 3,489 | 3,731 | 7,312 | ||
| R | 2,718 | 4,414 | 7,166 | ||
| R | 2,658 | 3,321 | 6,938 | ||
| D | 3,433 | 3,203 | 6,677 | ||
| R | 2,648 | 3,942 | 6,665 | ||
| D | 3,169 | 2,545 | 6,006 | ||
| D | 4,177 | 1,649 | 5,830 | ||
| D | 3,239 | 2,674 | 5,913 | ||
| R | 2,181 | 3,319 | 5,500 | ||
| R | 2,501 | 2,952 | 5,465 | ||
| D | 2,431 | 2,198 | 4,691 | ||
| D | 2,373 | 1,933 | 4,325 | ||
| D | 2,352 | 1,914 | 4,273 | ||
| D | 2,015 | 1,791 | 3,932 | ||
| D | 1,670 | 1,548 | 3,265 | ||
| R | 1,435 | 1,650 | 3,101 | ||
| R | 806 | 1,498 | 2,471 | ||
| R | 784 | 1,386 | 2,218 | ||
| R | 631 | 676 | 1,337 | ||
| D | 498 | 473 | 1,207 | ||
| R | 460 | 796 | 1,292 | ||
| R | 498 | 807 | 1,337 | ||
| R | 462 | 784 | 1,266 | ||
| R | 207 | 614 | 891 | ||
| — | — | — | — | ||
| R | 548 | 653 | 1,247 | ||
| R | 474 | 637 | 1,111 | ||
| R | 484 | 682 | 1,167 | ||
| R | 479 | 637 | 1,116 |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
14.4%
English
13.2%
Italian
11.6%
French
11.4%
German
8.9%
Polish
6.3%
Scottish
1.4%
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: 42.8 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$88,858
State House District 44 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 44$88,858
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 1812.3%
Working age (18–64)7.9%
Seniors (65+)9.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
89.8%
speak English only
Spanish5.5%
Other Indo-European3.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.4%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 70.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
With a 2024 presidential margin of R+24.2, this district sits well outside Connecticut's competitive middle, drawing its base from lower-density communities that have voted consistently right of the state average for over a decade.
The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached forty-three points in 1964; the Republican margin reached forty-six points in 1896. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.
Its demographics — a population of 19,878, a 82% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $88,858 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State House District 44, Connecticut vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 44, Connecticut voted a near-tie (Tied), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 9,880 votes cast, 4,834 went Democratic and 4,881 went Republican.
What is State House District 44, Connecticut's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 44, Connecticut as a "Tossup" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 17 times, Republican 20 times, and other 0 times.
When did State House District 44, Connecticut last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 44, Connecticut voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in State House District 44, Connecticut?
State House District 44, Connecticut has a population of 19,878 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in State House District 44, Connecticut?
Median household income in State House District 44, Connecticut is $88,858 — above the national median of $80,734. The Connecticut state median is $95,781.
What is the political history of State House District 44, Connecticut?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 44, Connecticut from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 17 went Democratic and 20 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.