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Connecticut 55th State House District
presidential margin
2008D+14.12012D+3.42016D+1.62020D+10.02024D+8.8
full record · 2008 → 2024
D+8.8
2024
median income$148,103U.S. $80,734 · CT $95,781
median age44.0U.S. 39.1 · CT 41.2
poverty rate5.0%U.S. 12.5% · CT 10.0%
bachelor’s+ (25+)41.7%U.S. 35.6% · CT 42.5%
non-english23.9%U.S. 22.3% · CT 23.4%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
Irish19.3%
Italian19.0%
English12.3%
Puerto Rican2.6%
Dominican0.3%
Mexican0.3%
Asian Indian1.5%
Chinese0.5%
Vietnamese0.2%
African American†0.7%
Jamaican0.3%
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 55th State House District

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Connecticut 55th State House DistrictHarrisD+8.8
2024
2024 presidential margin for Connecticut 55th State House DistrictThe boundary of Connecticut 55th State House District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (D+8.8), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Connecticut 55th State House District · D+8.8
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic53.6%8,697
Donald TrumpRepublican44.8%7,276
Jill SteinGreen1.6%261
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 4 counties 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 (4 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Connecticut 55th State House District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Capitol Planning Region, CTDemocraticD+20.1
Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CTDemocraticD+11.2
Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CTRepublicanR+9.4
Northwest Hills Planning Region, CTRepublicanR+5.4
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
53.6%Harris8,697
44.8%Trump7,276
1.6%Stein261
+8.8%
16,234
D
53.9%Biden8,978
43.9%Trump7,315
2.2%Jorgensen359
+10.0%
16,652
D
48.0%Clinton7,073
46.4%Trump6,838
5.5%Johnson815
+1.6%
14,726
D
51.7%Obama7,295
48.3%Romney6,818
0.0%
+3.4%
14,113
D
56.3%Obama8,240
42.2%McCain6,171
1.5%Nader217
+14.1%
14,628
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: +8.8% in 2024.+8.8%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+14.1%
2012+3.4%
2016+1.6%
2020+10.0%
2024+8.8%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
RSteve WeirState House · 55

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

Its 2024 presidential margin of D+8.8 ranked among Connecticut's closest, against D+14.1 in 2008. Catholic adherents were the largest religious group at 46.9% in the 2020 US Religion Census.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 14.1 points in 2008. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 1.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 8.8 points.

A population of 24,746, a 89% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $148,103 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 53 and State House District 62.

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 53
Connecticut
97.1twin score
% unaffiliatedPolish ancestryItalian ancestry
State House District 62
Connecticut
96.4twin score
% unaffiliatedPolish ancestry12-yr trend
State House District 61
Connecticut
95.8twin score
% unaffiliatedPolish ancestryItalian ancestry

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 55th State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Connecticut 55th State House District voted Democratic by 8.8 points (D+8.8), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 16,234 votes cast, 8,697 went Democratic and 7,276 went Republican.
How many people live in Connecticut 55th State House District?
Connecticut 55th State House District has a population of 24,746 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Connecticut 55th State House District?
Median household income in Connecticut 55th State House District is $148,103 — above the national median of $80,734. The Connecticut state median is $95,781.
What is the political history of Connecticut 55th State House District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Connecticut 55th State House District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.