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Connecticut 30th State Senate District
presidential margin
2008D+8.52012D+0.52016R+4.42020D+4.82024D+0.9
full record · 2008 → 2024
D+0.9
2024
median income$102,758U.S. $80,734 · CT $95,781
median age46.2U.S. 39.1 · CT 41.2
poverty rate8.0%U.S. 12.5% · CT 10.0%
bachelor’s+ (25+)44.5%U.S. 35.6% · CT 42.5%
non-english23.6%U.S. 22.3% · CT 23.4%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
Italian21.1%
Irish19.2%
English12.7%
Puerto Rican2.4%
Dominican1.0%
Ecuadorian0.9%
Asian Indian0.8%
Chinese0.7%
Filipino0.3%
African American†1.0%
Jamaican0.3%
Haitian0.2%
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 30th State Senate District

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Connecticut 30th State Senate DistrictHarrisD+0.9
2024
2024 presidential margin for Connecticut 30th State Senate DistrictThe boundary of Connecticut 30th State Senate District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (D+0.9), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Connecticut 30th State Senate District · D+0.9
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic49.7%29,896
Donald TrumpRepublican48.8%29,336
Jill SteinGreen1.5%909
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 30th State Senate District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CTDemocraticD+19.6
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
49.7%Harris29,896
48.8%Trump29,336
1.5%Stein909
+0.9%
60,141
D
51.6%Biden31,448
46.9%Trump28,553
1.5%Jorgensen889
+4.8%
60,890
R
45.4%Clinton24,828
49.8%Trump27,225
4.9%Johnson2,660
−4.4%
54,713
D
50.3%Obama24,874
49.7%Romney24,608
0.0%
+0.5%
49,482
D
53.4%Obama29,577
44.9%McCain24,862
1.7%Nader964
+8.5%
55,403
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: +0.9% in 2024.flipped D · 2020+0.9%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+8.5%
2012+0.5%
2016−4.4%
2020+4.8%
2024+0.9%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
RStephen HardingState Senate · 30

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

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.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 8.5 points in 2008 and a Republican high of 4.4 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 3.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 0.9 points.

A population of 104,454, a 84% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $102,758 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 21 and State Senate District 32.

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 21
Connecticut
91.7twin score
% unaffiliatedItalian ancestrymedian income
State Senate District 32
Connecticut
91.6twin score
% unaffiliatedItalian ancestryelasticity
State Senate District 33
Connecticut
90.8twin score
elasticityItalian ancestrymedian income≠ % 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 30th State Senate District

counties it covers4
Greater Bridgeport Planning RegionNaugatuck Valley Planning RegionNorthwest Hills Planning RegionWestern Connecticut Planning Region

Frequently asked questions

How did Connecticut 30th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Connecticut 30th State Senate District voted Democratic by 0.9 points (D+0.9), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 60,141 votes cast, 29,896 went Democratic and 29,336 went Republican.
When did Connecticut 30th State Senate District last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Connecticut 30th State Senate District voted Republican was 2016.
How many people live in Connecticut 30th State Senate District?
Connecticut 30th State Senate District has a population of 104,454 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Connecticut 30th State Senate District?
Median household income in Connecticut 30th State Senate District is $102,758 — above the national median of $80,734. The Connecticut state median is $95,781.
What is the political history of Connecticut 30th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Connecticut 30th State Senate District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 1 went Republican.