State Senate District 6 State Senate District (CT) — Elections 1876–2024

Connecticut 6th 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: 55,5782024 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%	15,952	10,615	27,034
2020	D	+24.7%	17,257	10,325	28,040
2016	D	+19.4%	14,692	9,718	25,626
2012	D	+23.5%	14,974	9,228	24,495
2008	D	+29.4%	16,542	8,953	25,825
2004	D	+17.5%	14,186	9,902	24,529
2000	D	+23.5%	13,429	8,077	22,750
1996	D	+24.4%	12,304	6,943	21,950
1992	D	+14.1%	11,722	8,136	25,417
1988	D	+5.4%	11,916	10,680	22,823
1984	R	−12.6%	9,914	12,788	22,798
1980	D	+2.0%	9,613	9,164	22,248
1976	D	+3.4%	11,261	10,520	21,909
1972	R	−6.6%	10,190	11,646	22,051
1968	D	+15.7%	10,961	7,856	19,836
1964	D	+44.9%	13,795	5,240	19,071
1960	D	+15.8%	11,045	8,038	19,083
1956	R	−17.5%	7,136	10,156	17,292
1952	R	−2.9%	8,191	8,680	16,918
1948	D	+6.9%	6,986	6,064	13,343
1944	D	+12.9%	7,128	5,488	12,684
1940	D	+11.8%	6,443	5,078	11,547
1936	D	+20.1%	5,820	3,805	10,035
1932	R	−0.7%	4,095	4,156	8,555
1928	R	−8.0%	3,712	4,367	8,147
1924	R	−33.5%	1,614	3,527	5,704
1920	R	−27.5%	1,731	3,147	5,140
1916	D	+0.5%	1,405	1,389	2,919
1912	R	−0.5%	995	1,009	2,567
1908	R	−28.1%	793	1,475	2,426
1904	R	−19.6%	949	1,435	2,483
1900	R	−21.2%	872	1,357	2,290
1896	R	−22.5%	1,162	1,873	3,153
1892	—	No data	—	—	—
1888	R	−2.2%	934	977	1,967
1884	R	−0.5%	867	876	1,744
1880	R	−4.6%	823	902	1,725
1876	D	+2.8%	848	802	1,650

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 6 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State Senate District 6$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.

With a 2024 presidential margin of D+62.3, this Hartford-area district ranks among the most lopsided in the state, reflecting a dense urban core where competitive general elections are effectively nonexistent.

The Democratic margin in Connecticut 6th 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 55,578 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 6, Connecticut vote in 2024?

In 2024, State Senate District 6, Connecticut voted Democratic by 19.7 points (D+20), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 27,034 votes cast, 15,952 went Democratic and 10,615 went Republican.

What is State Senate District 6, Connecticut's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State Senate District 6, 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 6, Connecticut last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 6, Connecticut voted Republican was 1984.

How many people live in State Senate District 6, Connecticut?

State Senate District 6, Connecticut has a population of 55,578 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 6, Connecticut?

Median household income in State Senate District 6, 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 6, Connecticut?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 6, 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 6th State Senate District has voted Democratic in ten straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

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