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Connecticut 8th State Senate District
presidential margin
2008D+9.42012R+2.52016D+0.32020D+10.52024D+9.7
full record · 2008 → 2024
D+9.7
2024
median income$114,023U.S. $80,734 · CT $95,781
median age44.5U.S. 39.1 · CT 41.2
poverty rate7.0%U.S. 12.5% · CT 10.0%
bachelor’s+ (25+)41.3%U.S. 35.6% · CT 42.5%
non-english22.7%U.S. 22.3% · CT 23.4%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
Italian18.5%
Irish18.4%
English11.9%
Puerto Rican4.1%
Dominican0.6%
Mexican0.5%
Asian Indian2.1%
Chinese0.8%
Vietnamese0.4%
African American†1.2%
Jamaican0.5%
religion

Religious adherence is published only at the county level (U.S. Religion Census). See Northwest Hills Planning Region.

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

Connecticut 8th State Senate District

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Connecticut 8th State Senate DistrictHarrisD+9.7
2024
2024 presidential margin for Connecticut 8th State Senate DistrictThe boundary of Connecticut 8th State Senate District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (D+9.7), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Connecticut 8th State Senate District · D+9.7
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic54.0%31,904
Donald TrumpRepublican44.3%26,147
Jill SteinGreen1.7%1,028
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 8th 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
Western Connecticut Planning Region, CTDemocraticD+18.0
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
54.0%Harris31,904
44.3%Trump26,147
1.7%Stein1,028
+9.7%
59,079
D
54.3%Biden32,628
43.8%Trump26,298
1.9%Jorgensen1,171
+10.5%
60,097
D
47.5%Clinton25,372
47.2%Trump25,223
5.3%Johnson2,839
+0.3%
53,434
R
48.7%Obama26,207
51.3%Romney27,570
0.0%
−2.5%
53,777
D
53.9%Obama29,180
44.4%McCain24,070
1.7%Nader904
+9.4%
54,154
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: +9.7% in 2024.flipped D · 2016+9.7%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+9.4%
2012−2.5%
2016+0.3%
2020+10.5%
2024+9.7%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
DPaul HonigState Senate · 8

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

With a 2024 presidential margin of just 1.6 points, this mid-size district swings on a narrow slice of persuadable voters, making it a reliable bellwether for statewide competitive trends.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 10.5 points in 2020 and a Republican high of 2.5 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 0.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 9.7 points.

A population of 98,538, a 83% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $114,023 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 4 and State Senate District 5.

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 4
Connecticut
83.5twin score
12-yr trend% unaffiliatedPolish ancestry≠ Puerto Rican ancestry
State Senate District 5
Connecticut
81.2twin score
12-yr trend% unaffiliatedPolish ancestry
State Senate District 35
Connecticut
79.5twin score
% unaffiliatedPolish ancestryItalian ancestry≠ 12-yr trend

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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Places within Connecticut 8th State Senate District

counties it covers2
Capitol Planning RegionNorthwest Hills Planning Region

Frequently asked questions

How did Connecticut 8th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Connecticut 8th State Senate District voted Democratic by 9.7 points (D+9.7), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 59,079 votes cast, 31,904 went Democratic and 26,147 went Republican.
When did Connecticut 8th State Senate District last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Connecticut 8th State Senate District voted Republican was 2012.
How many people live in Connecticut 8th State Senate District?
Connecticut 8th State Senate District has a population of 98,538 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Connecticut 8th State Senate District?
Median household income in Connecticut 8th State Senate District is $114,023 — above the national median of $80,734. The Connecticut state median is $95,781.
What is the political history of Connecticut 8th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Connecticut 8th State Senate District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 1 went Republican.