Connecticut, Connecticut
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1896–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1896 | −30.7% |
| 1900 | −15.9% |
| 1904 | −20.0% |
| 1908 | −23.5% |
| 1912 | +3.3% |
| 1916 | −3.1% |
| 1920 | −29.7% |
| 1924 | −34.0% |
| 1928 | −8.1% |
| 1932 | −1.1% |
| 1936 | +15.0% |
| 1940 | +7.1% |
| 1944 | +5.4% |
| 1948 | −1.6% |
| 1952 | −11.8% |
| 1956 | −27.5% |
| 1960 | +7.5% |
| 1964 | +35.7% |
| 1968 | +5.2% |
| 1972 | −18.5% |
| 1976 | −5.2% |
| 1980 | −9.6% |
| 1984 | −21.9% |
| 1988 | −5.1% |
| 1992 | +6.4% |
| 1996 | +18.1% |
| 2000 | +17.5% |
| 2004 | +10.4% |
| 2008 | +22.4% |
| 2012 | +17.3% |
| 2016 | +13.6% |
| 2020 | +20.0% |
| 2024 | +14.5% |
DemocraticRepublican
34 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Other | Margin | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 56.4%Harris992,026 | 41.9%Trump736,902 | 0.8%Stein14,281 | 1,758,965 | ||
| D | 59.2%Biden1,080,801 | 39.2%Trump715,293 | 1.1%Jorgensen20,230 | 1,824,408 | ||
| D | 54.6%Clinton897,548 | 40.9%Trump673,198 | 3.0%Johnson48,676 | 1,644,878 | ||
| D | 58.1%Obama905,088 | 40.7%Romney634,881 | 0.8%Johnson12,340 | 1,558,036 | ||
| D | 60.6%Obama997,750 | 38.2%McCain629,412 | 1.2%Nader19,162 | 1,646,752 | ||
| D | 54.3%Kerry857,468 | 43.9%Bush693,806 | 0.8%Nader12,969 | 1,578,729 | ||
| D | 55.9%Gore815,997 | 38.4%Bush561,077 | 4.4%Nader64,452 | 1,459,486 | ||
| D | 52.8%Clinton735,725 | 34.7%Dole483,094 | 10.0%Perot139,523 | 1,392,573 | ||
| D | 42.2%Clinton682,303 | 35.8%Bush578,296 | 21.6%Perot348,771 | 1,616,114 | ||
| R | 46.9%Dukakis676,568 | 52.0%Bush750,218 | 1.0%Paul14,071 | 1,443,348 | ||
| R | 38.8%Mondale569,584 | 60.7%Reagan890,851 | 0.3%Hall4,826 | 1,466,635 | ||
| R | 38.5%Carter541,720 | 48.2%Reagan677,190 | 12.2%Anderson171,807 | 1,405,413 | ||
| R | 47.1%Carter647,879 | 52.3%Ford719,241 | 0.6%Scattering8,889 | 1,376,009 | ||
| R | 40.2%McGovern555,486 | 58.6%Nixon810,740 | 1.2%Schmitz17,238 | 1,383,464 | ||
| D | 49.5%Humphrey621,547 | 44.3%Nixon556,703 | 6.2%Wallace77,949 | 1,256,199 | ||
| D | 67.8%Johnson826,250 | 32.1%Goldwater390,983 | 0.1%Hass1,313 | 1,218,546 | ||
| D | 53.7%Kennedy657,042 | 46.3%Nixon565,796 | 0.0%Byrd14 | 1,222,852 | ||
| R | 36.3%Stevenson405,072 | 63.7%Eisenhower711,817 | 0.0% | 1,116,887 | ||
| R | 43.9%Stevenson481,639 | 55.7%Eisenhower610,994 | 0.4%Hallinan4,246 | 1,096,879 | ||
| R | 47.9%Truman423,287 | 49.5%Dewey437,743 | 2.5%Thurmond22,465 | 883,495 | ||
| D | 52.3%Roosevelt435,134 | 46.9%Dewey390,518 | 0.8%Thomas6,316 | 831,968 | ||
| D | 53.4%Roosevelt417,611 | 46.3%Willkie361,809 | 0.3%Thomas2,063 | 781,483 | ||
| D | 55.3%Roosevelt382,119 | 40.3%Landon278,680 | 4.3%Lemke29,908 | 690,707 | ||
| R | 47.4%Roosevelt281,625 | 48.5%Hoover288,414 | 4.1%Thomas24,132 | 594,171 | ||
| R | 45.6%Smith252,079 | 53.6%Hoover296,633 | 0.8%Thomas4,392 | 553,104 | ||
| R | 27.5%Davis110,182 | 61.5%Coolidge246,317 | 10.9%La Follette43,787 | 400,286 | ||
| R | 33.0%Cox120,719 | 62.7%Harding229,233 | 4.3%Debs15,557 | 365,509 | ||
| R | 46.7%Wilson99,783 | 49.8%Hughes106,510 | 3.5%Benson7,575 | 213,868 | ||
| D | 39.2%Wilson74,559 | 35.9%Taft68,323 | 25.0%Roosevelt47,513 | 190,395 | ||
| R | 35.9%Bryan68,254 | 59.4%Taft112,913 | 4.6%Debs8,829 | 189,996 | ||
| R | 38.1%Parker72,907 | 58.1%Roosevelt111,087 | 3.7%Debs7,118 | 191,112 | ||
| R | 41.1%Bryan74,012 | 56.9%McKinley102,569 | 2.0%Woolley3,556 | 180,137 | ||
| R | 32.5%Bryan56,739 | 63.2%McKinley110,282 | 4.2%Palmer7,366 | 174,387 | ||
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2026 election
On the ballot
Governorno nominee yet
Ryan Faziopresumptive nomineeNed LamontJosh Elliott
Incumbent Ned Lamont (D) is seeking a third term; he won the May 16 Democratic convention endorsement (74.6%) but Josh Elliott qualified to force the Aug 11 Democratic primary. Ryan Fazio won the GOP convention with 92%; Betsy McCaughey failed to reach the 15% threshold and endorsed him, so Fazio is the de facto Republican nominee with no contested GOP primary, though the statewide primary date has not yet passed.
Source · Akashic 2026 forecast.
Congressional elections · 138 House races · 16 Senate races
U.S. House
| Year | Seats won | D % | R % | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D 5 | 57.7% | 40.1% | 1,701,914 | |
| D 5 | 56.5% | 41.3% | 1,261,351 | |
| D 5 | 57.7% | 38.2% | 1,772,927 | |
| D 5 | 58.6% | 37.1% | 1,379,808 |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | D | 55.8%953,646 | 39.7%678,256 | 1,708,259 |
| 2018 | D | 56.8%787,685 | 39.4%545,717 | 1,386,752 |
| 2016 | D | 57.7%920,766 | 34.6%552,621 | 1,596,238 |
| 2012 | D | 52.7%792,983 | 40.2%604,569 | 1,504,895 |
| 2010 | D | 52.5%605,204 | 43.2%498,341 | 1,152,443 |
| 2006 | O | 39.7%450,844 | 9.6%109,198 | 1,134,697 |
| 2004 | D | 66.4%945,347 | 32.1%457,749 | 1,424,726 |
| 2000 | D | 63.2%828,902 | 34.2%448,077 | 1,311,261 |
| 1998 | D | 65.1%628,306 | 32.4%312,177 | 964,457 |
| 1994 | D | 41.1%443,793 | 31.0%334,833 | 1,079,664 |
| 1992 | D | 38.5%577,662 | 38.1%572,036 | 1,500,661 |
| 1988 | D | 49.8%688,499 | 49.0%678,454 | 1,383,516 |
| 1986 | D | 64.8%632,695 | 34.8%340,438 | 976,933 |
| 1982 | R | 46.1%499,146 | 50.4%545,987 | 1,083,508 |
| 1980 | D | 56.3%763,969 | 42.9%581,884 | 1,355,961 |
| 1976 | R | 41.2%561,018 | 57.7%785,683 | 1,361,666 |
Greenwich — long a Republican town, the Bush family’s hometown — now backs the Democrat by sixteen points.
- A state of towns
- 169 towns, each reporting its own returns — the finest-grain map in the atlas · Connecticut Secretary of the State; Akashic
- The Gold Coast realigned
- Greenwich — long Republican, the Bush family’s hometown — voted D+16 in 2024; Westport D+44 · Town presidential returns, 2024
- Cities and corners
- Hartford D+65, New Haven D+63, Bridgeport D+47 against the rural Quiet Corner (Sterling R+40) · Town presidential returns, 2024
- The 2024 slip
- D+20.0 (2020) → D+14.5 (2024), most of it in heavily Hispanic Waterbury (D+11) · MIT Election Lab
- Wealthy, old, Catholic
- 8th in income, 6th in bachelor’s degrees, 7th-oldest, 6th in Catholic adherence · ACS 2024 5-year; 2020 U.S. Religion Census
- Governor in 2026
- Ned Lamont (D) seeks a 3rd term vs Josh Elliott (D) and Ryan Fazio (R); no U.S. Senate race · Akashic 2026 forecast
Political twins — states
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74.0twin score
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72.5twin score
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Delaware
69.3twin score
2000–2024 trajectory≠ population scale
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 vote in 2024?
In 2024, Connecticut voted Democratic by 14.5 points (D+14.5), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 1,758,965 votes cast, 992,026 went Democratic and 736,902 went Republican.
When did Connecticut last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Connecticut voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in Connecticut?
Connecticut has a population of 3,624,508 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Connecticut?
Median household income in Connecticut is $95,781 — above the national median of $80,734. The Connecticut state median is $95,781.
What is the political history of Connecticut?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Connecticut from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 16 went Democratic and 17 went Republican.