State Senate District 30 State Senate District (CT) — Elections 1876–2024

Connecticut 30th State Senate District, Connecticut: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+11%. Republican peak: R+36 in 1924.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+11MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 217,8632024 5-year
Median household income: $105,4042024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 65.6%2024 5-year
Black: 9.4%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 18.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+30 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+36 in 1924MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

4 counties · 3 D · 1 R

R+60

D+60

One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	+11.2%	58,104	46,196	106,024
2020	D	+17.2%	63,761	44,834	110,174
2016	D	+10.2%	52,461	42,407	99,039
2012	D	+10.9%	51,456	41,282	93,766
2008	D	+16.9%	57,279	40,527	98,931
2004	D	+4.1%	48,990	45,085	95,656
2000	D	+11.7%	46,760	36,431	88,112
1996	D	+12.2%	41,882	31,706	83,597
1992	D	+0.4%	38,508	38,130	97,200
1988	R	−12.2%	37,670	48,274	86,947
1984	R	−27.9%	32,057	56,981	89,400
1980	R	−15.9%	30,542	44,035	85,008
1976	R	−11.4%	36,602	46,049	83,207
1972	R	−23.7%	31,374	51,198	83,750
1968	R	−2.0%	34,990	36,491	76,468
1964	D	+29.6%	48,008	26,054	74,127
1960	D	+0.6%	37,494	37,015	74,511
1956	R	−34.7%	22,216	45,856	68,072
1952	R	−18.4%	27,043	39,336	66,684
1948	R	−8.8%	23,729	28,435	53,679
1944	R	−0.6%	24,946	25,240	50,637
1940	D	+2.5%	24,371	23,160	47,672
1936	D	+11.4%	22,471	17,666	41,985
1932	R	−4.6%	16,669	18,356	36,646
1928	R	−11.6%	14,681	18,553	33,487
1924	R	−36.4%	6,305	15,257	24,561
1920	R	−32.2%	7,161	14,373	22,401
1916	R	−6.0%	6,006	6,800	13,227
1912	D	+2.1%	4,460	4,213	11,835
1908	R	−25.1%	4,188	7,165	11,867
1904	R	−22.2%	4,385	7,005	11,801
1900	R	−16.9%	4,553	6,448	11,198
1896	R	−32.8%	2,926	5,968	9,284
1892	—	No data	—	—	—
1888	D	+1.5%	4,652	4,513	9,420
1884	D	+4.6%	4,251	3,878	8,129
1880	D	+1.4%	4,046	3,938	7,984
1876	D	+6.4%	3,857	3,390	7,247

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

Italian

16.3%

Irish

14.1%

English

8.8%

German

8.1%

Polish

5.4%

American

3.7%

French

3.3%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 42.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.9%

85+

1.6%

2.4%

75–84

3.1%

5.2%

65–74

5.7%

7.1%

55–64

7.6%

6.4%

45–54

6.6%

6.3%

35–44

6.4%

6.1%

25–34

6.0%

4.2%

18–24

3.9%

7.9%

5–17

7.6%

2.6%

2.4%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$105,404

State Senate District 30 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State Senate District 30$105,404

Connecticut$95,781

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

9.3%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1811.9%

Working age (18–64)8.5%

Seniors (65+)9.6%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

75.5%

speak English only

Spanish13.3%

Other Indo-European8.2%

Asian & Pacific Islander2.2%

Other languages0.9%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

21.5%

Other Christian

4.1%

Mainline Protestant

3.1%

Non-Christian

1.7%

Methodist

1.1%

Baptist

1.0%

Pentecostal & Holiness

0.7%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 66.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Connecticut Senate District 30 backed the 2024 Republican presidential candidate by 7.7 points, a notably wide margin for a state that has trended Democratic statewide, suggesting a distinct suburban or rural demographic profile within its boundaries.

The Democratic margin in Connecticut 30th State Senate District reached its widest at thirty points in 1964. The margin in 2024 was eleven points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $105,404, a 66% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 217,863 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 30, Connecticut vote in 2024?

In 2024, State Senate District 30, Connecticut voted Democratic by 11.2 points (D+11), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 106,024 votes cast, 58,104 went Democratic and 46,196 went Republican.

What is State Senate District 30, Connecticut's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State Senate District 30, Connecticut as a "Democratic loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 18 times, Republican 19 times, and other 0 times.

When did State Senate District 30, Connecticut last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 30, Connecticut voted Republican was 1988.

How many people live in State Senate District 30, Connecticut?

State Senate District 30, Connecticut has a population of 217,863 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in State Senate District 30, Connecticut?

Median household income in State Senate District 30, Connecticut is $105,404 — above the national median of $80,734. The Connecticut state median is $95,781.

What is the political history of State Senate District 30, Connecticut?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 30, Connecticut from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 18 went Democratic and 19 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Connecticut 30th State Senate District has voted Democratic in nine straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

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