State Senate District 35 State Senate District (CT) — Elections 1876–2024

Connecticut 35th State Senate District, Connecticut: Urban anchor district. In 2024, voted D+18%. Democratic peak: D+45 in 1964.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+18MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Urban anchorAkashic typology
Population: 589,1612024 5-year
Median household income: $93,0332024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 65.2%2024 5-year
Black: 11.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 17.0%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+45 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+33 in 1924MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

3 counties · 2 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	+18.4%	167,574	114,729	287,253
2020	D	+23.4%	180,898	111,309	297,209
2016	D	+18.1%	153,480	104,401	271,108
2012	D	+23.1%	157,444	97,840	258,493
2008	D	+28.8%	174,056	95,524	273,136
2004	D	+17.2%	149,616	105,110	259,448
2000	D	+23.2%	141,326	85,545	240,275
1996	D	+24.3%	129,487	73,100	231,838
1992	D	+14.2%	123,047	85,024	268,021
1988	D	+5.1%	124,997	112,708	240,114
1984	R	−13.1%	103,499	134,801	239,307
1980	D	+1.6%	100,483	96,683	233,560
1976	D	+3.7%	118,382	109,919	229,641
1972	R	−7.1%	106,183	122,525	230,969
1968	D	+15.6%	114,761	82,389	207,653
1964	D	+45.0%	144,550	54,677	199,584
1960	D	+15.5%	115,352	84,396	199,749
1956	R	−17.3%	74,912	106,308	181,219
1952	R	−2.9%	85,852	91,074	177,407
1948	D	+7.1%	73,828	63,849	140,647
1944	D	+13.0%	75,067	57,662	133,426
1940	D	+11.9%	68,102	53,623	121,991
1936	D	+19.0%	61,205	41,007	106,459
1932	R	−0.4%	43,582	43,921	90,527
1928	R	−8.1%	39,294	46,245	86,242
1924	R	−33.1%	17,493	37,693	60,959
1920	R	−27.5%	18,574	33,671	54,905
1916	D	+0.2%	15,055	14,984	31,320
1912	R	−0.4%	10,771	10,884	27,598
1908	R	−28.1%	8,662	16,073	26,358
1904	R	−20.0%	10,315	15,714	27,052
1900	R	−22.2%	9,408	14,944	24,983
1896	R	−23.9%	12,035	20,007	33,386
1892	—	No data	—	—	—
1888	R	−3.3%	10,261	10,981	21,892
1884	R	−2.7%	9,455	9,986	19,442
1880	R	−6.6%	9,060	10,347	19,408
1876	D	+0.2%	9,325	9,292	18,617

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

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

Irish

13.2%

Italian

12.6%

English

8.8%

Polish

8.1%

German

7.4%

French

5.4%

American

2.9%

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: 40.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.9%

85+

1.6%

2.3%

75–84

3.0%

4.9%

65–74

5.5%

6.7%

55–64

7.1%

5.9%

45–54

6.2%

6.5%

35–44

6.5%

6.7%

25–34

6.4%

5.0%

18–24

4.9%

7.7%

5–17

7.4%

2.6%

2.4%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$93,033

State Senate District 35 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State Senate District 35$93,033

Connecticut$95,781

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

10.2%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1812.9%

Working age (18–64)9.4%

Seniors (65+)9.9%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

77.0%

speak English only

Spanish11.7%

Other Indo-European7.1%

Asian & Pacific Islander2.9%

Other languages1.4%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

46.1%

Other Christian

9.4%

Mainline Protestant

7.2%

Non-Christian

5.1%

Baptist

4.5%

Methodist

2.3%

Pentecostal & Holiness

2.2%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 23.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With roughly 97,500 residents and a 2024 presidential margin of D+7.2, this district sits in the competitive middle tier of Connecticut's upper chamber — close enough to the statewide median to draw serious attention in contested cycles.

The Democratic margin in Connecticut 35th State Senate District has been steady. It reached its modern peak at forty-five points in 1964; the 2024 margin was eighteen points, still in line with the district's long pattern.

Its political identity is inseparable from its demographic profile: a 65% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $93,033, and the full diversity of a major metropolitan center.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 35, Connecticut vote in 2024?

In 2024, State Senate District 35, Connecticut voted Democratic by 18.4 points (D+18), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 287,253 votes cast, 167,574 went Democratic and 114,729 went Republican.

What is State Senate District 35, Connecticut's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State Senate District 35, Connecticut as a "Urban anchor" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 21 times, Republican 16 times, and other 0 times.

When did State Senate District 35, Connecticut last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 35, Connecticut voted Republican was 1984.

How many people live in State Senate District 35, Connecticut?

State Senate District 35, Connecticut has a population of 589,161 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 35, Connecticut?

Median household income in State Senate District 35, Connecticut is $93,033 — above the national median of $80,734. The Connecticut state median is $95,781.

What is the political history of State Senate District 35, Connecticut?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 35, Connecticut from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 21 went Democratic and 16 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Urban anchor" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Connecticut 35th State Senate District has voted Democratic by double digits in every cycle this century.

Key facts

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