State House District 120 State House District (CT) — Elections 1876–2024

Connecticut 120th State House District, Connecticut: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+18%. Republican peak: R+43 in 1924.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+18MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 6,0682024 5-year
Median household income: $118,2632024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 60.0%2024 5-year
Black: 10.5%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 21.8%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+25 in 2020MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+43 in 1924MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

3 counties · 3 D · 0 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	+18.1%	1,666	1,148	2,859
2020	D	+25.4%	1,851	1,093	2,985
2016	D	+18.1%	1,517	1,035	2,662
2012	D	+10.3%	1,370	1,112	2,506
2008	D	+17.7%	1,532	1,068	2,621
2004	D	+3.8%	1,301	1,204	2,540
2000	D	+9.3%	1,226	1,007	2,344
1996	D	+8.3%	1,091	907	2,228
1992	R	−3.2%	1,012	1,095	2,589
1988	R	−18.3%	952	1,384	2,361
1984	R	−31.6%	836	1,612	2,458
1980	R	−20.5%	786	1,262	2,317
1976	R	−16.3%	941	1,310	2,266
1972	R	−28.9%	795	1,457	2,290
1968	R	−9.1%	885	1,077	2,099
1964	D	+22.6%	1,234	779	2,015
1960	R	−6.1%	931	1,051	1,982
1956	R	−39.8%	541	1,256	1,797
1952	R	−21.9%	675	1,056	1,742
1948	R	−12.5%	579	751	1,377
1944	R	−2.2%	629	658	1,302
1940	D	+1.3%	597	582	1,185
1936	D	+11.5%	556	436	1,042
1932	R	−5.6%	410	462	922
1928	R	−12.7%	354	458	819
1924	R	−43.5%	126	373	568
1920	R	−36.1%	161	354	535
1916	R	−9.9%	136	167	312
1912	D	+5.2%	102	88	271
1908	R	−22.8%	97	158	267
1904	R	−20.1%	102	155	264
1900	R	−16.3%	101	141	246
1896	R	−39.6%	65	158	235
1892	—	No data	—	—	—
1888	D	+1.0%	101	99	204
1884	D	+3.0%	87	82	169
1880	D	+0.6%	82	81	162
1876	D	+5.5%	77	69	146

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

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

Italian

14.8%

Irish

13.1%

English

8.1%

German

7.8%

American

4.2%

Polish

4.1%

French

1.6%

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: 41.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.8%

85+

1.5%

2.2%

75–84

2.8%

4.7%

65–74

5.2%

6.9%

55–64

7.3%

6.6%

45–54

6.8%

6.4%

35–44

6.5%

5.9%

25–34

5.8%

4.5%

18–24

4.4%

8.3%

5–17

8.1%

2.7%

2.6%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$118,263

State House District 120 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State House District 120$118,263

Connecticut$95,781

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

8.7%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1811.1%

Working age (18–64)7.9%

Seniors (65+)9.6%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

69.6%

speak English only

Spanish16.7%

Other Indo-European10.0%

Asian & Pacific Islander2.7%

Other languages1.0%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

23.0%

Other Christian

4.6%

Mainline Protestant

3.2%

Non-Christian

1.7%

Baptist

1.2%

Methodist

1.0%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.0%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 64.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With fewer than 24,000 residents and a recent presidential margin of D+18.3, this Connecticut House district has delivered consistent lopsided results, making it a reliable anchor in statewide Democratic coalition math.

The Democratic margin in Connecticut 120th State House District reached its widest at twenty-five points in 2020. The margin in 2024 was eighteen points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $118,263, a 60% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 6,068 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 120, Connecticut vote in 2024?

In 2024, State House District 120, Connecticut voted Democratic by 18.1 points (D+18), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 2,859 votes cast, 1,666 went Democratic and 1,148 went Republican.

What is State House District 120, Connecticut's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State House District 120, 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 16 times, Republican 21 times, and other 0 times.

When did State House District 120, Connecticut last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which State House District 120, Connecticut voted Republican was 1992.

How many people live in State House District 120, Connecticut?

State House District 120, Connecticut has a population of 6,068 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 120, Connecticut?

Median household income in State House District 120, Connecticut is $118,263 — above the national median of $80,734. The Connecticut state median is $95,781.

What is the political history of State House District 120, Connecticut?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 120, Connecticut from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 16 went Democratic and 21 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Connecticut 120th State House District has voted Democratic in eight straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

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