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Connecticut 139th State House District
presidential margin
2008D+19.52012D+21.32016D+2.22020D+13.22024D+8.5
full record · 2008 → 2024
D+8.5
2024
median income$83,132U.S. $80,734 · CT $95,781
median age42.0U.S. 39.1 · CT 41.2
poverty rate12.9%U.S. 12.5% · CT 10.0%
bachelor’s+ (25+)36.1%U.S. 35.6% · CT 42.5%
non-english15.0%U.S. 22.3% · CT 23.4%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
Irish14.2%
Italian13.0%
English11.7%
Puerto Rican6.5%
Mexican1.6%
Dominican1.2%
African American†5.6%
Haitian1.7%
Jamaican0.7%
Chinese2.3%
Asian Indian1.5%
Filipino1.3%
religion

Religious adherence is published only at the county level (U.S. Religion Census). See Southeastern 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 139th State House District

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Connecticut 139th State House DistrictHarrisD+8.5
2024
2024 presidential margin for Connecticut 139th State House DistrictThe boundary of Connecticut 139th State House District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (D+8.5), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Connecticut 139th State House District · D+8.5
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic53.4%5,994
Donald TrumpRepublican44.9%5,041
Jill SteinGreen1.6%183
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 3 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 (3 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Connecticut 139th State House District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CTDemocraticD+12.8
Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CTRepublicanR+9.4
Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CTDemocraticD+10.7
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
53.4%Harris5,994
44.9%Trump5,041
1.6%Stein183
+8.5%
11,218
D
55.3%Biden6,302
42.1%Trump4,799
2.6%Jorgensen294
+13.2%
11,395
D
48.1%Clinton4,757
45.9%Trump4,539
6.0%Johnson594
+2.2%
9,890
D
60.6%Obama5,321
39.4%Romney3,454
0.0%
+21.3%
8,775
D
59.0%Obama5,939
39.5%McCain3,979
1.4%Nader144
+19.5%
10,062
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: +8.5% in 2024.+8.5%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+19.5%
2012+21.3%
2016+2.2%
2020+13.2%
2024+8.5%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
DLarry PembertonState House · 139

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

The 2024 presidential margin was D+8.5, one of the narrower results among Connecticut's state house districts, compared with D+19.5 in 2008. About 14,000 residents lived here, with White alone at 74.5% in the 2024 ACS 5-year.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 21.3 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 4.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 8.5 points.

A population of 25,717, a 68% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $83,132 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 85 and State House District 104.

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 85
Connecticut
91.4twin score
elasticity2008–2012 trajectory12-yr trend≠ Italian ancestry
State House District 104
Connecticut
89.3twin score
2008–2020 trajectorypopulation scale≠ elasticity
State House District 46
Connecticut
88.9twin score
elasticity2012 margin12-yr trend≠ Puerto Rican 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 139th State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Connecticut 139th State House District voted Democratic by 8.5 points (D+8.5), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 11,218 votes cast, 5,994 went Democratic and 5,041 went Republican.
How many people live in Connecticut 139th State House District?
Connecticut 139th State House District has a population of 25,717 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Connecticut 139th State House District?
Median household income in Connecticut 139th State House District is $83,132 — above the national median of $80,734. The Connecticut state median is $95,781.
What is the political history of Connecticut 139th State House District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Connecticut 139th State House District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.