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Connecticut 96th State House District
presidential margin
2008D+77.62012D+80.12016D+80.12020D+78.82024D+63.2
full record · 2008 → 2024
D+63.2
2024
median income$69,880U.S. $80,734 · CT $95,781
median age31.0U.S. 39.1 · CT 41.2
poverty rate19.1%U.S. 12.5% · CT 10.0%
bachelor’s+ (25+)39.2%U.S. 35.6% · CT 42.5%
non-english22.6%U.S. 22.3% · CT 23.4%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
Italian15.8%
Irish11.8%
German5.9%
Puerto Rican10.6%
Mexican2.3%
Dominican1.7%
African American†10.7%
Jamaican1.3%
African0.8%
Chinese4.2%
Asian Indian2.9%
Filipino1.3%
religion

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

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

Connecticut 96th State House District

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Connecticut 96th State House DistrictHarrisD+63.2
2024
2024 presidential margin for Connecticut 96th State House DistrictThe boundary of Connecticut 96th State House District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (D+63.2), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Connecticut 96th State House District · D+63.2
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic80.6%5,464
Donald TrumpRepublican17.3%1,176
Jill SteinGreen2.1%143
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 2 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 (2 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Connecticut 96th State House District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CTDemocraticD+11.2
South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CTDemocraticD+11.9
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
80.6%Harris5,464
17.3%Trump1,176
2.1%Stein143
+63.2%
6,783
D
88.8%Biden7,468
10.0%Trump844
1.1%Jorgensen95
+78.8%
8,407
D
88.3%Clinton7,522
8.2%Trump698
3.5%Johnson300
+80.1%
8,520
D
90.1%Obama8,154
9.9%Romney900
0.0%
+80.1%
9,054
D
88.2%Obama7,305
10.6%McCain875
1.3%Nader106
+77.6%
8,286
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: +63.2% in 2024.+63.2%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+77.6%
2012+80.1%
2016+80.1%
2020+78.8%
2024+63.2%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
DRoland LemarState House · 96

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

District 96 recorded a 63-point Democratic presidential margin in 2024, placing it among the most concentrated Democratic-leaning constituencies in the state. Its compact urban character drives some of the most consistent partisan alignment in Connecticut's lower chamber.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 80.1 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 15.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 63.2 points.

A population of 23,877, a 51% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $69,880 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 92 and State House District 93.

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 92
Connecticut
97.2twin score
2008–2020 trajectory≠ % Black
State House District 93
Connecticut
94.5twin score
2008–2020 trajectory≠ % Black
State House District 91
Connecticut
93.7twin score
2012–2024 trajectory

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 96th State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Connecticut 96th State House District voted Democratic by 63.2 points (D+63.2), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 6,783 votes cast, 5,464 went Democratic and 1,176 went Republican.
How many people live in Connecticut 96th State House District?
Connecticut 96th State House District has a population of 23,877 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Connecticut 96th State House District?
Median household income in Connecticut 96th State House District is $69,880 — below the national median of $80,734. The Connecticut state median is $95,781.
What is the political history of Connecticut 96th State House District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Connecticut 96th State House District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.