State Senate District 9 State Senate District (CT) — Elections 1876–2024

Connecticut 9th State Senate District, Connecticut: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+17%. Democratic peak: D+42 in 1964.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+17MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 52,2882024 5-year
Median household income: $96,6812024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 69.1%2024 5-year
Black: 10.1%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 14.7%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+42 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+35 in 1924MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

3 counties · 3 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	+17.3%	15,618	10,936	27,022
2020	D	+21.8%	16,722	10,650	27,836
2016	D	+15.3%	13,936	10,080	25,236
2012	D	+20.9%	14,367	9,339	24,003
2008	D	+27.2%	15,884	9,014	25,242
2004	D	+16.4%	13,800	9,849	24,077
2000	D	+21.7%	12,922	8,087	22,286
1996	D	+23.1%	11,650	6,737	21,224
1992	D	+13.6%	10,981	7,670	24,375
1988	D	+3.3%	11,032	10,311	21,561
1984	R	−14.6%	9,049	12,166	21,300
1980	R	−0.7%	8,647	8,783	20,646
1976	D	+1.4%	10,147	9,858	20,121
1972	R	−9.7%	8,897	10,823	19,918
1968	D	+12.4%	9,439	7,252	17,627
1964	D	+42.3%	11,948	4,839	16,816
1960	D	+11.8%	9,344	7,377	16,721
1956	R	−20.5%	5,998	9,087	15,085
1952	R	−6.3%	6,869	7,803	14,709
1948	D	+4.0%	5,978	5,513	11,734
1944	D	+9.2%	5,971	4,961	10,994
1940	D	+8.5%	5,477	4,613	10,111
1936	D	+16.3%	4,993	3,549	8,845
1932	R	−2.3%	3,579	3,756	7,566
1928	R	−11.1%	3,143	3,938	7,137
1924	R	−34.5%	1,446	3,215	5,125
1920	R	−29.0%	1,539	2,879	4,622
1916	R	−2.2%	1,287	1,347	2,733
1912	D	+1.7%	983	940	2,472
1908	R	−27.2%	808	1,458	2,387
1904	R	−20.3%	932	1,427	2,439
1900	R	−21.7%	875	1,375	2,301
1896	R	−25.8%	1,922	3,322	5,430
1892	—	No data	—	—	—
1888	R	−4.7%	965	1,063	2,092
1884	R	−2.6%	905	954	1,858
1880	R	−5.1%	901	997	1,898
1876	D	+0.4%	911	903	1,813

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

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

Irish

15.1%

Italian

15.0%

English

9.7%

German

8.6%

Polish

8.6%

French

4.6%

American

3.2%

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: 41.9 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.9%

85+

1.7%

2.5%

75–84

3.2%

5.2%

65–74

5.9%

7.0%

55–64

7.4%

6.0%

45–54

6.3%

6.4%

35–44

6.4%

25–34

6.2%

4.9%

18–24

4.7%

7.3%

5–17

7.0%

2.4%

2.3%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$96,681

State Senate District 9 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State Senate District 9$96,681

Connecticut$95,781

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

9.2%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1811.1%

Working age (18–64)8.7%

Seniors (65+)8.9%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

80.1%

speak English only

Spanish9.7%

Other Indo-European6.3%

Asian & Pacific Islander2.6%

Other languages1.3%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

42.0%

Other Christian

8.9%

Mainline Protestant

6.5%

Non-Christian

4.4%

Baptist

3.5%

Methodist

1.9%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.6%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 31.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With roughly 101,000 residents and a 2024 presidential margin of D+11.9, this district sits comfortably in Connecticut's Democratic column while remaining competitive enough to draw serious campaign attention.

The Democratic margin in Connecticut 9th State Senate District reached its widest at forty-two points in 1964. The margin in 2024 was seventeen points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $96,681, a 69% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 52,288 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 9, Connecticut vote in 2024?

In 2024, State Senate District 9, Connecticut voted Democratic by 17.3 points (D+17), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 27,022 votes cast, 15,618 went Democratic and 10,936 went Republican.

What is State Senate District 9, Connecticut's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State Senate District 9, 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 20 times, Republican 17 times, and other 0 times.

When did State Senate District 9, Connecticut last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 9, Connecticut voted Republican was 1984.

How many people live in State Senate District 9, Connecticut?

State Senate District 9, Connecticut has a population of 52,288 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 9, Connecticut?

Median household income in State Senate District 9, Connecticut is $96,681 — above the national median of $80,734. The Connecticut state median is $95,781.

What is the political history of State Senate District 9, Connecticut?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 9, Connecticut from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 20 went Democratic and 17 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Connecticut 9th State Senate District has voted Democratic in ten straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

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