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Connecticut 16th State Senate District
presidential margin
2008D+4.12012R+4.52016R+13.42020R+6.02024R+9.4
full record · 2008 → 2024
R+9.4
2024
median income$99,289U.S. $80,734 · CT $95,781
median age43.7U.S. 39.1 · CT 41.2
poverty rate8.3%U.S. 12.5% · CT 10.0%
bachelor’s+ (25+)40.0%U.S. 35.6% · CT 42.5%
non-english23.1%U.S. 22.3% · CT 23.4%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
Italian21.3%
Irish17.5%
English9.7%
Puerto Rican7.0%
Mexican1.2%
Dominican1.0%
African American†5.0%
Jamaican1.1%
African0.4%
Asian Indian1.0%
Chinese0.7%
Korean0.2%
religion

Religious adherence is published only at the county level (U.S. Religion Census). See South Central 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 16th State Senate District

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Connecticut 16th State Senate DistrictTrumpR+9.4
2024
2024 presidential margin for Connecticut 16th State Senate DistrictThe boundary of Connecticut 16th State Senate District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (R+9.4), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Connecticut 16th State Senate District · R+9.4
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican54.0%29,433
Kamala HarrisDemocratic44.6%24,331
Jill SteinGreen1.4%775
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 16th 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
South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CTDemocraticD+11.9
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
44.6%Harris24,331
54.0%Trump29,433
1.4%Stein775
−9.4%
54,539
R
46.3%Biden25,851
52.3%Trump29,223
1.4%Jorgensen797
−6.0%
55,871
R
41.3%Clinton20,633
54.6%Trump27,309
4.1%Johnson2,046
−13.4%
49,988
R
47.8%Obama21,503
52.2%Romney23,524
0.0%
−4.5%
45,027
D
51.3%Obama24,768
47.2%McCain22,802
1.5%Nader705
+4.1%
48,275
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: −9.4% in 2024.flipped R · 2012−9.4%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+4.1%
2012−4.5%
2016−13.4%
2020−6.0%
2024−9.4%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
RRob SampsonState Senate · 16

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

With a 2024 presidential margin of D+29.7, this Hartford-area district ranks among the state's most reliably Democratic constituencies, driven by urban population centers that consistently produce double-digit Democratic margins.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 4.1 points in 2008 and a Republican high of 13.4 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 3.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 9.4 points.

A population of 102,388, a 77% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $99,289 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 34 and State Senate District 7.

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 34
Connecticut
88.4twin score
elasticityItalian ancestryPolish ancestry≠ % unaffiliated
State Senate District 7
Connecticut
87.6twin score
elasticityItalian ancestryPolish ancestry
State Senate District 31
Connecticut
85.4twin score
elasticityItalian ancestryPuerto Rican ancestry≠ % unaffiliated

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 16th State Senate District

counties it covers2
Naugatuck Valley Planning RegionSouth Central Connecticut Planning Region

Frequently asked questions

How did Connecticut 16th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Connecticut 16th State Senate District voted Republican by 9.4 points (R+9.4), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 54,539 votes cast, 24,331 went Democratic and 29,433 went Republican.
When did Connecticut 16th State Senate District last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Connecticut 16th State Senate District voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in Connecticut 16th State Senate District?
Connecticut 16th State Senate District has a population of 102,388 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Connecticut 16th State Senate District?
Median household income in Connecticut 16th State Senate District is $99,289 — above the national median of $80,734. The Connecticut state median is $95,781.
What is the political history of Connecticut 16th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Connecticut 16th State Senate District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 1 went Democratic and 4 went Republican.