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Connecticut 2nd State Senate District
presidential margin
2008D+71.22012D+70.72016D+69.32020D+70.32024D+59.3
full record · 2008 → 2024
D+59.3
2024
median income$64,109U.S. $80,734 · CT $95,781
median age38.5U.S. 39.1 · CT 41.2
poverty rate15.5%U.S. 12.5% · CT 10.0%
bachelor’s+ (25+)41.5%U.S. 35.6% · CT 42.5%
non-english23.9%U.S. 22.3% · CT 23.4%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
African American†30.4%
Jamaican14.2%
African2.4%
Irish5.7%
Italian5.7%
English3.6%
Puerto Rican10.3%
Dominican1.2%
Mexican1.1%
Asian Indian1.5%
Chinese0.6%
Vietnamese0.2%
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 2nd State Senate District

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Connecticut 2nd State Senate DistrictHarrisD+59.3
2024
2024 presidential margin for Connecticut 2nd State Senate DistrictThe boundary of Connecticut 2nd State Senate District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (D+59.3), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Connecticut 2nd State Senate District · D+59.3
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic79.0%29,960
Donald TrumpRepublican19.6%7,446
Jill SteinGreen1.4%534
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 2nd State Senate District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Capitol Planning Region, CTDemocraticD+20.1
Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CTDemocraticD+11.2
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
79.0%Harris29,960
19.6%Trump7,446
1.4%Stein534
+59.3%
37,940
D
84.6%Biden35,286
14.3%Trump5,964
1.1%Jorgensen453
+70.3%
41,703
D
83.2%Clinton33,122
13.9%Trump5,525
2.9%Johnson1,168
+69.3%
39,815
D
85.3%Obama32,783
14.7%Romney5,638
0.0%
+70.7%
38,421
D
85.2%Obama35,718
14.0%McCain5,884
0.7%Nader308
+71.2%
41,910
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: +59.3% in 2024.+59.3%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+71.2%
2012+70.7%
2016+69.3%
2020+70.3%
2024+59.3%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
DDoug McCroryState Senate · 2

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

Connecticut's 2nd Senate District sits along the shoreline with a population near 96,000, returning a D+8.8 presidential margin in 2024 — a result that reflects the district's mix of suburban professionals and older coastal communities.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 71.2 points in 2008. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 11.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 59.3 points.

A population of 95,913, a 26% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $64,109 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 3 and State Senate District 2.

Political twins — state-senate districts

The state-senate districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

State Senate District 3
Delaware
92.3twin score
2008–2020 trajectory≠ % unaffiliated
State Senate District 2
Delaware
92.3twin score
2008–2020 trajectory≠ % unaffiliated
State Senate District 28
New Jersey
90.6twin score
2008–2020 trajectory≠ elasticity

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 2nd State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Connecticut 2nd State Senate District voted Democratic by 59.3 points (D+59.3), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 37,940 votes cast, 29,960 went Democratic and 7,446 went Republican.
How many people live in Connecticut 2nd State Senate District?
Connecticut 2nd State Senate District has a population of 95,913 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Connecticut 2nd State Senate District?
Median household income in Connecticut 2nd State Senate District is $64,109 — below the national median of $80,734. The Connecticut state median is $95,781.
What is the political history of Connecticut 2nd State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Connecticut 2nd State Senate District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.