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Connecticut 23rd State Senate District
presidential margin
2008D+76.52012D+74.82016D+72.62020D+65.12024D+42.2
full record · 2008 → 2024
D+42.2
2024
median income$51,551U.S. $80,734 · CT $95,781
median age35.7U.S. 39.1 · CT 41.2
poverty rate23.8%U.S. 12.5% · CT 10.0%
bachelor’s+ (25+)49.9%U.S. 35.6% · CT 42.5%
non-english30.9%U.S. 22.3% · CT 23.4%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
Puerto Rican10.9%
Ecuadorian5.5%
Dominican5.1%
African American†21.7%
Jamaican7.1%
Haitian5.1%
Italian4.4%
Irish3.9%
English2.3%
Asian Indian0.8%
Chinese0.6%
Filipino0.2%
religion

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

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

Connecticut 23rd State Senate District

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Connecticut 23rd State Senate DistrictHarrisD+42.2
2024
2024 presidential margin for Connecticut 23rd State Senate DistrictThe boundary of Connecticut 23rd State Senate District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (D+42.2), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Connecticut 23rd State Senate District · D+42.2
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic70.5%19,048
Donald TrumpRepublican28.3%7,651
Jill SteinGreen1.2%332
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 23rd State Senate District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CTDemocraticD+19.6
Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CTDemocraticD+11.2
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
70.5%Harris19,048
28.3%Trump7,651
1.2%Stein332
+42.2%
27,031
D
82.1%Biden21,567
17.0%Trump4,465
0.9%Jorgensen230
+65.1%
26,262
D
85.3%Clinton20,994
12.7%Trump3,126
2.1%Johnson506
+72.6%
24,626
D
87.4%Obama26,533
12.6%Romney3,833
0.0%
+74.8%
30,366
D
87.9%Obama23,062
11.4%McCain2,988
0.7%Nader179
+76.5%
26,229
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: +42.2% in 2024.+42.2%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+76.5%
2012+74.8%
2016+72.6%
2020+65.1%
2024+42.2%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
DHerron GastonState Senate · 23

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

With a 2024 presidential margin of D+17.8, Connecticut Senate District 23 leans heavily toward Democratic candidates, reflecting an urban-leaning electorate that has consistently produced double-digit margins in statewide contests.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 76.5 points in 2008. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 23.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 42.2 points.

A population of 99,338, a 17% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $51,551 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 10 and State Senate District 31.

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 10
Connecticut
96.0twin score
2008–2016 trajectoryelasticity≠ % Latino
State Senate District 31
New York
92.8twin score
2008–2020 trajectory≠ elasticity
State Senate District 29
New York
90.5twin score
2008–2016 trajectory12-yr trend≠ 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 23rd State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Connecticut 23rd State Senate District voted Democratic by 42.2 points (D+42.2), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 27,031 votes cast, 19,048 went Democratic and 7,651 went Republican.
How many people live in Connecticut 23rd State Senate District?
Connecticut 23rd State Senate District has a population of 99,338 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Connecticut 23rd State Senate District?
Median household income in Connecticut 23rd State Senate District is $51,551 — below the national median of $80,734. The Connecticut state median is $95,781.
What is the political history of Connecticut 23rd State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Connecticut 23rd State Senate District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.