Connecticut — Elections 1876–2024

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	+14.5%	992,026	736,902	1,758,965
2020	D	+20.0%	1,080,801	715,293	1,824,408
2016	D	+13.6%	897,548	673,198	1,644,878
2012	D	+17.3%	905,088	634,881	1,558,036
2008	D	+22.4%	997,750	629,412	1,646,752
2004	D	+10.4%	857,468	693,806	1,578,729
2000	D	+17.5%	815,997	561,077	1,459,486
1996	D	+18.1%	735,725	483,094	1,392,573
1992	D	+6.4%	682,303	578,296	1,616,114
1988	R	−5.1%	676,568	750,218	1,443,348
1984	R	−21.9%	569,584	890,851	1,466,635
1980	R	−9.6%	541,720	677,190	1,405,413
1976	R	−5.2%	647,879	719,241	1,376,009
1972	R	−18.5%	555,486	810,740	1,383,464
1968	D	+5.2%	621,547	556,703	1,256,199
1964	D	+35.7%	826,250	390,983	1,218,546
1960	D	+7.5%	657,042	565,796	1,222,852
1956	R	−27.5%	405,072	711,817	1,116,887
1952	R	−11.8%	481,639	610,994	1,096,879
1948	R	−1.6%	423,287	437,743	883,495
1944	D	+5.4%	435,134	390,518	831,968
1940	D	+7.1%	417,611	361,809	781,483
1936	D	+15.0%	382,119	278,680	690,707
1932	R	−1.1%	281,625	288,414	594,171
1928	R	−8.1%	252,079	296,633	553,104
1924	R	−34.0%	110,182	246,317	400,286
1920	R	−29.7%	120,719	229,233	365,509
1916	R	−3.1%	99,783	106,510	213,868
1912	D	+3.3%	74,559	68,323	190,395
1908	R	−23.5%	68,254	112,913	189,996
1904	R	−20.0%	72,907	111,087	191,112
1900	R	−15.9%	74,012	102,569	180,137
1896	R	−30.7%	56,739	110,282	174,387
1892	—	No data	—	—	—
1888	D	+0.2%	74,919	74,583	153,735
1884	D	+1.0%	67,180	65,889	133,070
1880	R	−2.0%	64,414	67,068	131,484
1876	D	+2.4%	61,948	59,022	120,971

Congressional elections · 16 Senate races

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year	Won	D %	R %	Total
2024	D	55.8%	39.7%	1,708,259
2018	D	56.8%	39.3%	1,386,840
2016	D	57.7%	34.6%	1,596,276
2012	D	52.5%	40.0%	1,511,764
2010	D	52.5%	43.2%	1,153,115
2006	O	39.7%	9.6%	1,134,777
2004	D	66.4%	32.1%	1,424,726
2000	D	63.2%	34.2%	1,311,261
1998	D	65.1%	32.4%	964,457
1994	D	41.1%	31.0%	1,079,664
1992	D	38.5%	38.1%	1,500,661
1988	D	49.8%	49.0%	1,383,526
1986	D	64.8%	34.8%	976,933
1982	R	46.1%	50.4%	1,083,508
1980	D	56.3%	42.9%	1,356,075
1976	R	41.2%	57.7%	1,361,666

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

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

Italian

15.3%

Irish

13.9%

English

8.7%

German

7.8%

Polish

6.3%

French

3.9%

American

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: 41.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.9%

85+

1.6%

2.4%

75–84

3.0%

5.0%

65–74

5.6%

6.9%

55–64

7.3%

6.1%

45–54

6.4%

6.3%

35–44

6.4%

25–34

6.2%

4.7%

18–24

4.6%

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

$95,781

Connecticut ranks near the middle of US counties.

Connecticut$95,781

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

10.0%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1812.9%

Working age (18–64)9.2%

Seniors (65+)9.7%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

76.6%

speak English only

Spanish12.8%

Other Indo-European6.9%

Asian & Pacific Islander2.5%

Other languages1.1%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

28.3%

Other Christian

6.2%

Mainline Protestant

4.1%

Non-Christian

2.6%

Baptist

2.1%

Methodist

1.3%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.2%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 54.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Connecticut is a political anchor of New England. Its population of 3,624,508 and its concentration of urban, diverse, and college-educated voters have made it a Democratic stronghold for decades running.

The Democratic margin in Connecticut has been steady. It reached its modern peak at thirty-six points in 1964; the 2024 margin was fifteen points, still in line with the state's long pattern.

Its political identity is inseparable from its demographic profile: a 65% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $95,781, and the full diversity of a major metropolitan center.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Connecticut, Connecticut vote in 2024?

In 2024, Connecticut, Connecticut voted Democratic by 14.5 points (D+15), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 1,758,965 votes cast, 992,026 went Democratic and 736,902 went Republican.

What is Connecticut, Connecticut's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Connecticut, Connecticut as a "Urban anchor" state based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the state has voted Democratic 19 times, Republican 18 times, and other 0 times.

When did Connecticut, Connecticut last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Connecticut, Connecticut voted Republican was 1988.

How many people live in Connecticut, Connecticut?

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, Connecticut?

Median household income in Connecticut, 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, Connecticut?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Connecticut, Connecticut from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 19 went Democratic and 18 went Republican. The state's archetype — "Urban anchor" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Connecticut has voted Democratic by double digits in every cycle this century.

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