Connecticut 2nd Congressional District (CT) — Elections 1876–2024

Connecticut 2nd Congressional District, Connecticut: Urban anchor district. In 2024, voted D+16%. Democratic peak: D+43 in 1964.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+16MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Urban anchorAkashic typology
Population: 1,711,1682024 5-year
Median household income: $92,6742024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 68.1%2024 5-year
Black: 10.1%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 15.9%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+43 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+33 in 1924MIT Election Lab

COURTNEY, JoeCongress 119 · Democratic

−1 liberal

+1 conservative

Predecessors: SIMMONS, Robert (Rob) (2005–2007), SIMMONS, Robert (Rob) (2003–2005), SIMMONS, Robert (Rob) (2001–2003), GEJDENSON, Samuel (1999–2001)

Source · Voteview / Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal et al. (CC-BY).

2024 results by constituent county

7 counties · 5 D · 2 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	+16.1%	487,480	350,063	852,310
2020	D	+20.8%	522,369	339,627	877,504
2016	D	+14.7%	435,611	318,960	794,701
2012	D	+21.5%	452,733	291,006	753,623
2008	D	+26.6%	500,808	288,010	799,469
2004	D	+16.0%	433,798	312,462	760,319
2000	D	+21.7%	407,184	254,418	702,965
1996	D	+23.3%	370,509	213,417	673,904
1992	D	+13.6%	348,572	243,349	776,221
1988	D	+3.0%	351,415	330,898	689,599
1984	R	−15.5%	288,242	394,401	685,577
1980	R	−1.3%	277,753	286,281	666,117
1976	D	+2.4%	330,866	315,549	650,258
1972	R	−11.0%	285,804	357,474	649,705
1968	D	+13.2%	314,476	237,636	582,744
1964	D	+43.3%	399,987	157,839	558,696
1960	D	+12.8%	315,171	243,499	558,673
1956	R	−19.1%	204,985	301,593	506,578
1952	R	−5.0%	235,188	259,924	496,401
1948	D	+5.7%	206,438	183,924	398,378
1944	D	+11.4%	208,032	165,180	375,209
1940	D	+10.7%	192,087	155,037	347,850
1936	D	+16.0%	172,451	123,269	307,018
1932	R	−0.5%	125,785	127,020	260,694
1928	R	−9.2%	111,374	134,159	247,470
1924	R	−32.9%	51,938	110,923	179,104
1920	R	−28.1%	54,847	100,495	162,373
1916	R	−0.6%	45,461	46,017	94,943
1912	D	+1.8%	34,104	32,543	84,946
1908	R	−26.2%	28,824	50,724	83,741
1904	R	−20.0%	33,084	50,309	86,228
1900	R	−21.0%	30,883	47,752	80,430
1896	R	−27.1%	38,407	68,680	111,749
1892	—	No data	—	—	—
1888	R	−3.4%	33,945	36,432	72,665
1884	R	−4.1%	30,883	33,529	64,413
1880	R	−7.3%	30,321	35,122	65,444
1876	R	−1.8%	30,720	31,873	62,593

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.

Irish

13.9%

Italian

13.4%

English

9.7%

German

8.1%

Polish

7.8%

French

5.5%

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: 40.9 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.9%

85+

1.6%

2.4%

75–84

3.1%

5.1%

65–74

5.7%

6.9%

55–64

7.2%

5.9%

45–54

6.2%

6.4%

35–44

6.4%

6.7%

25–34

6.3%

5.0%

18–24

4.8%

7.5%

5–17

7.2%

2.5%

2.3%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$92,674

Congressional District 2 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 2$92,674

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 1812.8%

Working age (18–64)9.2%

Seniors (65+)9.2%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

79.4%

speak English only

Spanish10.6%

Other Indo-European6.1%

Asian & Pacific Islander2.6%

Other languages1.2%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

39.7%

Other Christian

9.1%

Mainline Protestant

6.2%

Non-Christian

4.1%

Baptist

3.8%

Methodist

1.9%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.8%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 33.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Connecticut 2nd Congressional District is a political anchor of New England. Its population of 1,711,168 and its concentration of urban, diverse, and college-educated voters have made it a Democratic stronghold for decades running.

The Democratic margin in Connecticut 2nd Congressional District has been steady. It reached its modern peak at forty-three points in 1964; the 2024 margin was sixteen points, still in line with the district's long pattern.

Its political identity is inseparable from its demographic profile: a 68% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $92,674, and the full diversity of a major metropolitan center.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 2, Connecticut vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 2, Connecticut voted Democratic by 16.1 points (D+16), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 852,310 votes cast, 487,480 went Democratic and 350,063 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 2, Connecticut's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 2, 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 19 times, Republican 18 times, and other 0 times.

When did Congressional District 2, Connecticut last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 2, Connecticut voted Republican was 1984.

How many people live in Congressional District 2, Connecticut?

Congressional District 2, Connecticut has a population of 1,711,168 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 2, Connecticut?

Median household income in Congressional District 2, Connecticut is $92,674 — above the national median of $80,734. The Connecticut state median is $95,781.

What is the political history of Congressional District 2, Connecticut?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 2, Connecticut from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 19 went Democratic and 18 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Urban anchor" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Connecticut 2nd Congressional District has voted Democratic by double digits in every cycle this century.

Key facts

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