State House District 66 State House District (CT) — Elections 1876–2024

Connecticut 66th State House District, Connecticut: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+10%. Republican peak: R+35 in 1924.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+10MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 47,7932024 5-year
Median household income: $102,0402024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 67.1%2024 5-year
Black: 9.1%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 17.8%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+31 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+35 in 1924MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

3 counties · 2 D · 1 R

R+60

D+60

One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	+9.5%	12,649	10,419	23,454
2020	D	+15.1%	13,833	10,156	24,341
2016	D	+8.2%	11,394	9,604	21,925
2012	D	+11.0%	11,418	9,135	20,788
2008	D	+16.7%	12,695	9,016	21,979
2004	D	+4.1%	10,878	9,997	21,240
2000	D	+12.3%	10,416	8,007	19,556
1996	D	+13.1%	9,343	6,907	18,546
1992	D	+1.3%	8,572	8,297	21,567
1988	R	−10.6%	8,464	10,508	19,198
1984	R	−26.9%	7,150	12,448	19,678
1980	R	−14.7%	6,832	9,586	18,754
1976	R	−10.1%	8,191	10,045	18,359
1972	R	−22.3%	7,045	11,167	18,461
1968	R	−0.1%	7,861	7,880	16,840
1964	D	+31.4%	10,745	5,606	16,365
1960	D	+2.3%	8,459	8,079	16,539
1956	R	−33.5%	5,034	10,103	15,137
1952	R	−17.6%	6,093	8,712	14,867
1948	R	−7.9%	5,375	6,322	12,019
1944	R	−0.2%	5,608	5,630	11,333
1940	D	+2.8%	5,514	5,210	10,753
1936	D	+11.4%	5,074	3,992	9,474
1932	R	−4.4%	3,768	4,129	8,243
1928	R	−11.3%	3,334	4,191	7,581
1924	R	−35.0%	1,486	3,455	5,627
1920	R	−31.4%	1,650	3,248	5,097
1916	R	−5.2%	1,382	1,538	3,018
1912	D	+1.4%	1,024	985	2,716
1908	R	−25.4%	960	1,656	2,735
1904	R	−22.7%	1,003	1,620	2,722
1900	R	−17.0%	1,052	1,494	2,593
1896	R	−31.2%	675	1,326	2,085
1892	—	No data	—	—	—
1888	D	+1.6%	1,080	1,045	2,186
1884	D	+4.9%	997	904	1,901
1880	D	+1.5%	952	923	1,875
1876	D	+6.6%	908	796	1,704

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

Italian

16.7%

Irish

14.4%

English

9.0%

German

8.2%

Polish

5.7%

French

3.8%

American

3.6%

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

0.9%

85+

1.6%

2.5%

75–84

3.2%

5.3%

65–74

5.8%

7.2%

55–64

7.6%

6.3%

45–54

6.5%

6.3%

35–44

6.4%

6.1%

25–34

6.0%

4.1%

18–24

3.8%

7.8%

5–17

7.5%

2.6%

2.4%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$102,040

State House District 66 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State House District 66$102,040

Connecticut$95,781

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

9.4%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1812.1%

Working age (18–64)8.6%

Seniors (65+)9.6%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

77.0%

speak English only

Spanish12.4%

Other Indo-European7.7%

Asian & Pacific Islander2.1%

Other languages0.8%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

21.1%

Other Christian

4.0%

Mainline Protestant

3.1%

Non-Christian

1.7%

Methodist

1.1%

Baptist

1.0%

Pentecostal & Holiness

0.7%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 67.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With fewer than 24,000 residents, this state house district bucked Connecticut's statewide Democratic lean by posting an R+5.4 presidential margin in 2024, signaling meaningful ticket-splitting potential in local and legislative races.

The Democratic margin in Connecticut 66th State House District reached its widest at thirty-one points in 1964. The margin in 2024 was ten points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $102,040, a 67% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 47,793 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 66, Connecticut vote in 2024?

In 2024, State House District 66, Connecticut voted Democratic by 9.5 points (D+10), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 23,454 votes cast, 12,649 went Democratic and 10,419 went Republican.

What is State House District 66, Connecticut's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State House District 66, Connecticut as a "Democratic loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 18 times, Republican 19 times, and other 0 times.

When did State House District 66, Connecticut last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which State House District 66, Connecticut voted Republican was 1988.

How many people live in State House District 66, Connecticut?

State House District 66, Connecticut has a population of 47,793 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 66, Connecticut?

Median household income in State House District 66, Connecticut is $102,040 — above the national median of $80,734. The Connecticut state median is $95,781.

What is the political history of State House District 66, Connecticut?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 66, Connecticut from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 18 went Democratic and 19 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Connecticut 66th State House District has voted Democratic in nine straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

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