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Connecticut 26th State Senate District
presidential margin
2008D+17.02012D+2.82016D+27.62020D+37.42024D+33.3
full record · 2008 → 2024
D+33.3
2024
median income$201,328U.S. $80,734 · CT $95,781
median age44.1U.S. 39.1 · CT 41.2
poverty rate3.8%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
Italian21.0%
Irish18.6%
English11.1%
Puerto Rican2.0%
Ecuadorian1.0%
Dominican0.9%
Asian Indian2.0%
Chinese1.4%
Filipino0.6%
African American†1.2%
Jamaican0.4%
Haitian0.3%
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 26th State Senate District

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Connecticut 26th State Senate DistrictHarrisD+33.3
2024
2024 presidential margin for Connecticut 26th State Senate DistrictThe boundary of Connecticut 26th State Senate District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (D+33.3), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Connecticut 26th State Senate District · D+33.3
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic65.8%39,055
Donald TrumpRepublican32.5%19,272
Jill SteinGreen1.7%1,013
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 26th 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
65.8%Harris39,055
32.5%Trump19,272
1.7%Stein1,013
+33.3%
59,340
D
67.9%Biden43,126
30.5%Trump19,364
1.6%Jorgensen1,037
+37.4%
63,527
D
61.5%Clinton34,539
33.8%Trump19,011
4.7%Johnson2,647
+27.6%
56,197
D
51.4%Obama28,889
48.6%Romney27,305
0.0%
+2.8%
56,194
D
58.2%Obama32,711
41.2%McCain23,149
0.7%Nader376
+17.0%
56,236
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: +33.3% in 2024.+33.3%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+17.0%
2012+2.8%
2016+27.6%
2020+37.4%
2024+33.3%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
DCeci MaherState Senate · 26

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

Its Democratic presidential margin was D+33.3 in 2024 and D+17.0 in 2008. Median household income was $113,277 in the 2024 ACS 5-year, among the higher figures for a state senate district.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 37.4 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 4.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 33.3 points.

A population of 102,322, a 81% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $201,328 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 28 and State Senate District 36.

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 28
Connecticut
95.6twin score
12-yr trendmedian incomecollege share
State Senate District 36
Connecticut
95.1twin score
12-yr trendmedian incomecollege share
First Essex and Middlesex District
Massachusetts
80.5twin score
12-yr trend2020–2024 trajectoryItalian 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 26th State Senate District

counties it covers2
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Frequently asked questions

How did Connecticut 26th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Connecticut 26th State Senate District voted Democratic by 33.3 points (D+33.3), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 59,340 votes cast, 39,055 went Democratic and 19,272 went Republican.
How many people live in Connecticut 26th State Senate District?
Connecticut 26th State Senate District has a population of 102,322 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Connecticut 26th State Senate District?
Median household income in Connecticut 26th State Senate District is $201,328 — above the national median of $80,734. The Connecticut state median is $95,781.
What is the political history of Connecticut 26th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Connecticut 26th State Senate District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.