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2024 United States presidential election in Connecticut
The 2024 United States presidential election in Connecticut was held on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, as part of the 2024 United States elections in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. Connecticut voters chose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote. The state of Connecticut has seven electoral votes in the Electoral College, following reapportionment due to the 2020 United States census in which the state neither gained nor lost a seat.
Like most of New England, Connecticut is considered solidly Democratic, having voted for Joe Biden in 2020 by more than 20%. The state last voted for a Republican presidential candidate in George H. W. Bush's landslide victory in the 1988 election.
Harris comfortably won the state by 14.5 points as overall turnout decreased by 10.1 points, performing worse than Biden in 2020, but slightly better than Clinton in 2016. Meanwhile, Trump secured 41.9% of the vote to record the best Republican performance in Connecticut since 2004. With this election being the first under the state's new Council of Government system, Harris won 6 and Trump won 3 of the 9 county-equivalents.
The Connecticut Republican primary was held on April 2, 2024, alongside the New York primary.
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Actual delegate count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34,750 | 77.88% | 28 | 0 | 28 |
| 6,229 | 13.96% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2,166 | 4.85% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1,289 | 2.89% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 184 | 0.41% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The Connecticut Democratic primary was held on April 2, 2024.
| Candidate | Votes | % | Delegates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Biden (incumbent) | 55,533 | 84.75 | 60 |
| Marianne Williamson | 1,490 | 2.27 | 0 |
| Dean Phillips (withdrawn) | 577 | 0.88 | 0 |
| Cenk Uygur (withdrawn) | 310 | 0.47 | 0 |
| Uncommitted | 7,619 | 11.63 | 0 |
The Libertarian Party of Connecticut held a ranked-choice straw poll on April 2, 2024.
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Cook Political Report | Solid D | December 19, 2023 |
| Inside Elections | Solid D | April 26, 2023 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball | Safe D | June 29, 2023 |
| Decision Desk HQ/The Hill | Safe D | December 14, 2023 |
| CNalysis | Solid D | December 30, 2023 |
| CNN | Solid D | January 14, 2024 |
| The Economist | Safe D | August 28, 2024 |
| 538 | Solid D | August 23, 2024 |
| RCP | Solid D | June 26, 2024 |
| NBC News | Safe D | October 6, 2024 |
Kamala Harris vs. Donald Trump vs. Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
| Poll source | Date(s)administered | Samplesize | Marginof error | KamalaHarrisDemocratic | DonaldTrumpRepublican | RobertKennedy Jr.Independent | Other /Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MassINC Polling Group | September 12–18, 2024 | 800 (LV) | ± 3.7% | 52% | 37% | 3% | 8% |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | .mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}±% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 992,053 | 56.40% | 2.84% | |
| Republican | 736,918 | 41.89% | 2.68% | |
| Green | 14,281 | 0.81% | 0.40% | |
| Independent | 8,448 | 0.48% | N/A | |
| Libertarian | 6,729 | 0.38% | 0.73% | |
| Socialism and Liberation | 264 | 0.02% | N/A | |
| American Solidarity | 162 | 0.01% | N/A | |
| Independent | 128 | 0.01% | N/A | |
| Independent | 21 | 0.00% | N/A | |
| Write-in | 6 | 0.00% | 0.03% | |
| 1,759,010 | 100.00% | N/A |
| County | Kamala HarrisDemocratic | Donald TrumpRepublican | Various candidatesOther parties | Margin | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfield | 267,019 | 59.04% | 178,263 | 39.41% | 7,021 | 1.55% | 88,756 | 19.63% | 452,303 |
| Hartford | 259,366 | 60.41% | 162,572 | 37.87% | 7,387 | 1.72% | 96,794 | 22.54% | 429,325 |
| Litchfield | 47,940 | 45.24% | 56,452 | 53.27% | 1,577 | 1.49% | -8,512 | -8.03% | 105,969 |
| Middlesex | 54,173 | 55.55% | 41,654 | 42.71% | 1,692 | 1.74% | 12,519 | 12.84% | 97,519 |
| New Haven | 218,981 | 55.02% | 171,435 | 43.08% | 7,571 | 1.90% | 47,546 | 11.94% | 397,987 |
| New London | 76,190 | 55.41% | 58,858 | 42.81% | 2,452 | 1.78% | 17,332 | 12.60% | 137,500 |
| Tolland | 43,311 | 53.13% | 36,773 | 45.11% | 1,436 | 1.76% | 6,538 | 8.02% | 81,520 |
| Windham | 25,073 | 44.08% | 30,911 | 54.34% | 903 | 1.59% | -5,838 | -10.26% | 56,887 |
Council of government results Harris 50–60% 60–70% Trump 40–50% 50–60%
| Council of Government | Kamala HarrisDemocratic | Donald TrumpRepublican | Various candidatesOther parties | Margin | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capitol Planning Region | 285,105 | 60.09% | 181,038 | 38.16% | 8,302 | 1.75% | 104,067 | 21.93% | 474,445 |
| Greater Bridgeport | 83,461 | 60.90% | 51,519 | 37.59% | 2,068 | 1.51% | 31,942 | 23.31% | 137,048 |
| Lower Connecticut River Valley | 58,360 | 55.84% | 44,318 | 42.41% | 1,826 | 1.75% | 14,042 | 13.44% | 104,504 |
| Naugatuck Valley | 99,237 | 45.61% | 115,290 | 52.99% | 3,060 | 1.41% | -16,053 | -7.38% | 217,587 |
| Northeastern Connecticut | 21,165 | 41.52% | 29,028 | 56.95% | 777 | 1.52% | -7,863 | -15.43% | 50,970 |
| Northwest Hills | 31,137 | 48.58% | 31,944 | 49.84% | 1,009 | 1.57% | -807 | -1.26% | 64,090 |
| South Central Connecticut | 156,248 | 58.96% | 103,087 | 38.90% | 5,673 | 2.14% | 53,161 | 20.06% | 265,008 |
| Southeastern Connecticut | 76,146 | 55.58% | 58,392 | 42.62% | 2,456 | 1.79% | 17,754 | 12.96% | 136,994 |
| Western Connecticut | 181,194 | 58.76% | 122,302 | 39.66% | 4,868 | 1.58% | 58,892 | 19.10% | 308,364 |
Harris won all five congressional districts.
| District | Harris | Trump | Representative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60.61% | 37.73% | John B. Larson | |
| 53.03% | 45.30% | Joe Courtney | |
| 56.07% | 42.01% | Rosa DeLauro | |
| 60.90% | 37.54% | Jim Himes | |
| 52.01% | 46.42% | Jahana Hayes |
Harris won all five congressional districts, performing best in the fourth district, matching Biden's strongest result there in 2020. However, she ceded ground by 1.71% to 3.93% across districts compared to 2020, despite a uniform victory. Such a result was also consistent with her underperformance in comparison to Democratic nominees for the election to the House of Representatives.
Conversely, Trump outran Republican nominees in four out of five districts, earning a poorer result in the fifth district. He still improved on his 2020 performance in all five districts, gaining 2.01% to 3.71% more votes.
Fourteen towns that voted for Biden in 2020 voted for Trump in 2024: Andover, Bristol, Brookfield, Burlington, Derby, Durham, Haddam, Hampton, Montville, New Milford, North Canaan, Suffield, Willington, and Woodstock. One town (Warren) that voted for Trump in 2020 voted for Harris in 2024.
A graphical representation of Harris's (top) and Trump's (bottom) in comparison to 2024 House election (left) and 2020 presidential election (right)
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