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Connecticut 4th State Senate District
presidential margin
2008D+27.82012D+18.92016D+20.82020D+30.62024D+26.2
full record · 2008 → 2024
D+26.2
2024
median income$103,431U.S. $80,734 · CT $95,781
median age40.0U.S. 39.1 · CT 41.2
poverty rate7.9%U.S. 12.5% · CT 10.0%
bachelor’s+ (25+)41.6%U.S. 35.6% · CT 42.5%
non-english23.9%U.S. 22.3% · CT 23.4%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
Irish14.6%
Italian14.3%
English9.3%
Puerto Rican7.6%
Dominican0.9%
Mexican0.8%
African American†5.8%
Jamaican2.7%
African0.5%
Asian Indian4.6%
Chinese1.6%
Vietnamese0.7%
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 4th State Senate District

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Connecticut 4th State Senate DistrictHarrisD+26.2
2024
2024 presidential margin for Connecticut 4th State Senate DistrictThe boundary of Connecticut 4th State Senate District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (D+26.2), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Connecticut 4th State Senate District · D+26.2
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic62.1%33,184
Donald TrumpRepublican35.9%19,187
Jill SteinGreen1.9%1,032
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 4 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 (4 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Connecticut 4th State Senate District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Capitol Planning Region, CTDemocraticD+20.1
Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CTDemocraticD+11.2
Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CTRepublicanR+9.4
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
62.1%Harris33,184
35.9%Trump19,187
1.9%Stein1,032
+26.2%
53,403
D
64.4%Biden36,230
33.8%Trump19,008
1.7%Jorgensen981
+30.6%
56,219
D
57.7%Clinton28,464
36.9%Trump18,218
5.5%Johnson2,691
+20.8%
49,373
D
59.4%Obama27,590
40.6%Romney18,823
0.0%
+18.9%
46,413
D
63.2%Obama32,428
35.4%McCain18,170
1.4%Nader715
+27.8%
51,313
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: +26.2% in 2024.+26.2%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+27.8%
2012+18.9%
2016+20.8%
2020+30.6%
2024+26.2%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
DM.D. RahmanState Senate · 4

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

With a 2024 presidential margin of D+64.6, this Hartford-area district ranks among the most lopsided in the state, reflecting a dense urban core where Democratic candidates routinely run unopposed or face only token competition.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 30.6 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 4.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 26.2 points.

A population of 102,881, a 67% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $103,431 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 9 and State Senate District 3.

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 9
Connecticut
91.9twin score
elasticity2008–2012 trajectory% unaffiliated
State Senate District 3
Connecticut
91.0twin score
% unaffiliated2020–2024 trajectoryelasticity≠ Puerto Rican ancestry
State Senate District 5
Connecticut
90.7twin score
% unaffiliated2008–2024 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 4th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Connecticut 4th State Senate District voted Democratic by 26.2 points (D+26.2), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 53,403 votes cast, 33,184 went Democratic and 19,187 went Republican.
How many people live in Connecticut 4th State Senate District?
Connecticut 4th State Senate District has a population of 102,881 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Connecticut 4th State Senate District?
Median household income in Connecticut 4th State Senate District is $103,431 — above the national median of $80,734. The Connecticut state median is $95,781.
What is the political history of Connecticut 4th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Connecticut 4th State Senate District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.