State Senate District 2 State Senate District (CT) — Elections 1876–2024

Connecticut 2nd State Senate 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: 68,6982024 5-year
Median household income: $93,1552024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 63.8%2024 5-year
Black: 12.5%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 17.8%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

3 counties · 2 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).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	+19.7%	19,717	13,121	33,416
2020	D	+24.7%	21,331	12,762	34,659
2016	D	+19.4%	18,160	12,012	31,675
2012	D	+23.5%	18,509	11,406	30,278
2008	D	+29.4%	20,448	11,067	31,921
2004	D	+17.5%	17,534	12,239	30,319
2000	D	+23.5%	16,599	9,984	28,121
1996	D	+24.4%	15,208	8,582	27,132
1992	D	+14.1%	14,490	10,056	31,417
1988	D	+5.4%	14,729	13,202	28,211
1984	R	−12.6%	12,254	15,807	28,179
1980	D	+2.0%	11,883	11,327	27,499
1976	D	+3.4%	13,919	13,004	27,081
1972	R	−6.6%	12,596	14,395	27,257
1968	D	+15.7%	13,548	9,710	24,518
1964	D	+44.9%	17,052	6,477	23,572
1960	D	+15.8%	13,652	9,935	23,587
1956	R	−17.5%	8,820	12,554	21,374
1952	R	−2.9%	10,125	10,729	20,912
1948	D	+6.9%	8,635	7,496	16,492
1944	D	+12.9%	8,810	6,783	15,678
1940	D	+11.8%	7,964	6,277	14,273
1936	D	+20.1%	7,193	4,704	12,404
1932	R	−0.7%	5,062	5,138	10,575
1928	R	−8.0%	4,588	5,397	10,071
1924	R	−33.5%	1,995	4,360	7,051
1920	R	−27.5%	2,140	3,890	6,354
1916	D	+0.5%	1,736	1,717	3,607
1912	R	−0.5%	1,230	1,247	3,173
1908	R	−28.1%	981	1,823	2,998
1904	R	−19.6%	1,173	1,774	3,069
1900	R	−21.2%	1,078	1,678	2,830
1896	R	−22.6%	1,436	2,315	3,898
1892	—	No data	—	—	—
1888	R	−2.2%	1,154	1,207	2,431
1884	R	−0.5%	1,072	1,083	2,155
1880	R	−4.5%	1,018	1,114	2,132
1876	D	+2.7%	1,048	992	2,039

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

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

Irish

13.1%

Italian

12.9%

English

8.4%

Polish

8.1%

German

7.3%

French

4.9%

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%

2.4%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$93,155

State Senate District 2 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State Senate District 2$93,155

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+)9.9%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

75.9%

speak English only

Spanish12.2%

Other Indo-European7.4%

Asian & Pacific Islander3.0%

Other languages1.5%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

47.8%

Other Christian

9.4%

Mainline Protestant

7.4%

Non-Christian

5.4%

Baptist

4.6%

Methodist

2.4%

Pentecostal & Holiness

2.2%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 20.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Connecticut's 2nd Senate District sits along the shoreline with a population near 96,000, returning a D+8.8 presidential margin in 2024 — a result that reflects the district's mix of suburban professionals and older coastal communities.

The Democratic margin in Connecticut 2nd State Senate 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 $93,155, a 64% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 68,698 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 2, Connecticut vote in 2024?

In 2024, State Senate District 2, Connecticut voted Democratic by 19.7 points (D+20), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 33,416 votes cast, 19,717 went Democratic and 13,121 went Republican.

What is State Senate District 2, Connecticut's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State Senate District 2, 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 Senate District 2, Connecticut last vote Republican?

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

How many people live in State Senate District 2, Connecticut?

State Senate District 2, Connecticut has a population of 68,698 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

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

Median household income in State Senate District 2, Connecticut is $93,155 — above the national median of $80,734. The Connecticut state median is $95,781.

What is the political history of State Senate District 2, Connecticut?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 2, 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 2nd State Senate District has voted Democratic in ten straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

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