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1876–2024
State House District 8·Connecticut

Connecticut 8th State House District has voted Democratic in ten straight presidential cycles.

One of Connecticut's most competitive state house seats

1876 — 2024·38 elections
CT
Latest
D+20
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
169,553
2024 ACS

Connecticut 8th State House District, Connecticut: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+20%. Democratic peak: D+45 in 1964.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+20MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population
169,5532024 5-year
Median household income
$93,0882024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
64.3%2024 5-year
Black
12.2%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
17.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+45 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+34 in 1924MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
4 counties · 3 D · 1 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).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+19.6%
48,75332,55082,734
D
+24.5%
52,63631,63485,699
D
+19.1%
44,68029,77478,226
D
+23.4%
45,62728,15174,689
D
+29.3%
50,44427,38378,835
D
+17.6%
43,32130,17574,848
D
+23.4%
40,91224,65569,397
D
+24.4%
37,47321,12066,925
D
+14.4%
35,68424,56977,413
D
+5.3%
36,23432,51969,445
R
−12.8%
30,06938,92669,286
D
+1.9%
29,15227,86967,616
D
+3.5%
34,22231,88566,494
R
−7.0%
30,76135,45166,858
D
+15.6%
33,19723,84960,112
D
+44.9%
41,75315,84757,705
D
+15.5%
33,30424,38857,693
R
−17.3%
21,60230,63652,238
R
−2.8%
24,75726,20051,097
D
+7.1%
21,17418,30440,347
D
+13.1%
21,57516,54838,326
D
+11.9%
19,49015,33834,905
D
+19.6%
17,56911,60930,396
R
−0.7%
12,40612,58925,887
R
−8.4%
11,19513,25824,659
R
−33.6%
4,91210,72817,313
R
−27.6%
5,2639,58315,629
D
+0.6%
4,2914,2418,905
R
−0.2%
3,0653,0807,848
R
−27.9%
2,4514,5307,453
R
−19.5%
2,9344,4277,654
R
−21.5%
2,6794,1937,055
R
−23.1%
3,5475,7979,721
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No data
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R
−2.5%
2,8983,0506,127
R
−1.4%
2,6802,7555,436
R
−5.3%
2,5602,8485,408
D
+1.8%
2,6412,5475,189

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
13.2%
Italian
12.7%
English
8.6%
Polish
8.1%
German
7.4%
French
5.0%
American
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: 40.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.9%
85+
1.6%
2.3%
75–84
3.0%
4.8%
65–74
5.5%
6.6%
55–64
7.0%
5.9%
45–54
6.2%
6.5%
35–44
6.5%
6.7%
25–34
6.4%
5.1%
18–24
5.0%
7.7%
5–17
7.4%
2.6%
<5
2.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$93,088
State House District 8 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 8$93,088
Connecticut$95,781
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
10.3%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1813.1%
Working age (18–64)9.5%
Seniors (65+)9.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
76.3%
speak English only
Spanish12.1%
Other Indo-European7.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander3.0%
Other languages1.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
47.5%
Other Christian
9.6%
Mainline Protestant
7.4%
Non-Christian
5.3%
Baptist
4.6%
Methodist
2.3%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.2%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 21.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of just 1.6 points, this district sits at the razor's edge of Connecticut's shifting suburban politics, making it a reliable bellwether for statewide legislative control.

The Democratic margin in Connecticut 8th State House District reached its widest at forty-five points in 1964. The margin in 2024 was twenty points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $93,088, a 64% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 169,553 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 8, Connecticut vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 8, Connecticut voted Democratic by 19.6 points (D+20), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 82,734 votes cast, 48,753 went Democratic and 32,550 went Republican.
What is State House District 8, Connecticut's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 8, 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 State House District 8, Connecticut last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 8, Connecticut voted Republican was 1984.
How many people live in State House District 8, Connecticut?
State House District 8, Connecticut has a population of 169,553 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in State House District 8, Connecticut?
Median household income in State House District 8, Connecticut is $93,088 — above the national median of $80,734. The Connecticut state median is $95,781.
What is the political history of State House District 8, Connecticut?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 8, 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.