Connecticut 3rd Congressional District (CT) — Elections 1876–2024

Connecticut 3rd Congressional District, Connecticut: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+12%. Democratic peak: D+37 in 1964.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+12MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 391,7052024 5-year
Median household income: $91,1362024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 63.5%2024 5-year
Black: 12.4%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 18.9%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+37 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+33 in 1896MIT Election Lab

DeLAURO, Rosa L.Congress 119 · Democratic

−1 liberal

+1 conservative

Predecessors: MORRISON, Bruce Andrew (1989–1991), MORRISON, Bruce Andrew (1987–1989), MORRISON, Bruce Andrew (1985–1987), MORRISON, Bruce Andrew (1983–1985)

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

2024 results by constituent county

5 counties · 5 D · 0 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	+12.3%	102,335	79,553	185,284
2020	D	+17.7%	112,637	78,390	193,681
2016	D	+11.9%	94,467	73,647	175,085
2012	D	+19.9%	98,898	65,817	166,482
2008	D	+22.3%	106,650	67,327	176,128
2004	D	+9.9%	91,299	74,501	168,892
2000	D	+19.9%	89,446	58,201	156,849
1996	D	+20.2%	80,328	50,156	149,375
1992	D	+5.1%	73,109	64,095	175,319
1988	R	−4.5%	73,303	80,301	155,709
1984	R	−21.2%	62,756	96,722	160,176
1980	R	−11.5%	58,560	76,065	152,588
1976	R	−5.9%	70,201	79,032	150,293
1972	R	−19.7%	60,080	89,987	152,023
1968	D	+7.1%	69,525	59,646	139,392
1964	D	+36.7%	94,745	43,848	138,687
1960	D	+12.5%	79,642	61,912	141,556
1956	R	−27.4%	47,563	83,550	131,112
1952	R	−11.3%	57,603	72,311	130,412
1948	R	−1.2%	51,239	52,511	106,562
1944	D	+4.9%	52,109	47,174	100,065
1940	D	+8.4%	52,548	44,377	97,152
1936	D	+18.0%	48,826	33,282	86,350
1932	D	+2.4%	36,140	34,336	73,839
1928	R	−2.0%	33,749	35,139	69,473
1924	R	−29.4%	14,851	29,767	50,786
1920	R	−27.0%	15,755	28,204	46,164
1916	R	−1.1%	12,778	13,068	26,916
1912	D	+5.1%	9,504	8,281	24,015
1908	R	−19.1%	9,317	13,974	24,406
1904	R	−18.5%	9,236	13,693	24,139
1900	R	−7.7%	10,443	12,218	23,124
1896	R	−32.6%	3,780	7,639	11,836
1892	—	No data	—	—	—
1888	D	+5.1%	9,494	8,555	18,501
1884	D	+6.5%	8,409	7,378	15,787
1880	D	+4.4%	7,901	7,241	15,142
1876	D	+7.0%	7,091	6,169	13,260

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

18.3%

Irish

14.2%

English

7.5%

German

7.3%

Polish

5.7%

American

3.2%

French

3.0%

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: 41.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.8%

85+

1.6%

2.4%

75–84

3.1%

5.1%

65–74

5.8%

6.8%

55–64

7.3%

6.0%

45–54

6.4%

6.1%

35–44

6.4%

6.5%

25–34

6.5%

4.8%

18–24

4.8%

7.6%

5–17

7.2%

2.5%

2.4%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$91,136

Congressional District 3 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 3$91,136

Connecticut$95,781

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

10.8%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1814.0%

Working age (18–64)10.0%

Seniors (65+)9.7%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

77.7%

speak English only

Spanish12.9%

Other Indo-European5.5%

Asian & Pacific Islander2.5%

Other languages1.4%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

21.1%

Other Christian

4.6%

Mainline Protestant

2.5%

Non-Christian

1.8%

Baptist

1.0%

Methodist

0.9%

Pentecostal & Holiness

0.7%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 67.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Connecticut 3rd Congressional District sits in New England. Its political identity has been Democratic for as long as anyone now living can remember. 5 consecutive presidential elections in modern records have gone for the Democratic candidate, often by margins that would be considered landslide territory anywhere else.

The Democratic margin in Connecticut 3rd Congressional District reached its widest at thirty-seven points in 1964. The margin in 2024 was twelve points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $91,136, a 64% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 391,705 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 3, Connecticut vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 3, Connecticut voted Democratic by 12.3 points (D+12), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 185,284 votes cast, 102,335 went Democratic and 79,553 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 3, Connecticut's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 3, Connecticut as a "Democratic loyalist" 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 Congressional District 3, Connecticut last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 3, Connecticut voted Republican was 1988.

How many people live in Congressional District 3, Connecticut?

Congressional District 3, Connecticut has a population of 391,705 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 3, Connecticut?

Median household income in Congressional District 3, Connecticut is $91,136 — above the national median of $80,734. The Connecticut state median is $95,781.

What is the political history of Congressional District 3, Connecticut?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 3, Connecticut from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 21 went Democratic and 16 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Connecticut 3rd Congressional District has voted Democratic in nine straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

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