State Senate District 19 State Senate District (CT) — Elections 1876–2024

Connecticut 19th State Senate District, Connecticut: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+17%. Democratic peak: D+43 in 1964.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+17MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 239,1102024 5-year
Median household income: $91,4452024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 67.0%2024 5-year
Black: 10.3%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 16.8%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+43 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+33 in 1924MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

5 counties · 4 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	+17.1%	68,177	47,960	118,193
2020	D	+21.7%	72,989	46,552	121,732
2016	D	+15.4%	60,795	43,805	110,211
2012	D	+21.9%	63,027	40,118	104,526
2008	D	+26.9%	69,791	39,886	111,116
2004	D	+16.3%	60,380	43,154	105,497
2000	D	+21.9%	56,608	35,263	97,621
1996	D	+23.4%	51,623	29,668	93,674
1992	D	+13.9%	48,657	33,669	107,988
1988	D	+3.1%	49,041	46,104	96,165
1984	R	−15.5%	40,270	55,159	95,848
1980	R	−1.2%	38,832	39,988	93,184
1976	D	+2.4%	46,311	44,094	90,943
1972	R	−11.7%	39,751	50,381	91,011
1968	D	+13.2%	44,218	33,396	81,931
1964	D	+43.4%	56,191	22,127	78,438
1960	D	+12.7%	44,198	34,208	78,407
1956	R	−18.6%	28,883	42,087	70,970
1952	R	−4.5%	33,122	36,247	69,549
1948	D	+6.2%	28,992	25,549	55,667
1944	D	+12.2%	29,347	22,944	52,568
1940	D	+11.2%	26,986	21,525	48,615
1936	D	+16.3%	24,186	17,183	42,958
1932	R	−0.5%	17,584	17,754	36,457
1928	R	−9.4%	15,558	18,822	34,660
1924	R	−33.2%	7,206	15,493	24,991
1920	R	−28.2%	7,677	14,093	22,782
1916	D	+0.2%	6,418	6,388	13,301
1912	D	+2.3%	4,810	4,531	11,886
1908	R	−25.5%	4,078	7,077	11,749
1904	R	−19.4%	4,702	7,062	12,155
1900	R	−20.2%	4,372	6,648	11,277
1896	R	−27.2%	4,524	8,120	13,235
1892	—	No data	—	—	—
1888	R	−2.4%	4,790	5,029	10,141
1884	R	−3.5%	4,334	4,646	8,981
1880	R	−7.0%	4,238	4,872	9,109
1876	R	−1.2%	4,315	4,419	8,734

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

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

Irish

13.6%

Italian

13.0%

English

9.6%

German

8.0%

Polish

7.7%

French

5.3%

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: 40.4 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.9%

85+

1.5%

2.4%

75–84

3.1%

5.0%

65–74

5.6%

6.8%

55–64

7.1%

5.8%

45–54

6.1%

6.4%

35–44

6.4%

6.8%

25–34

6.3%

5.1%

18–24

4.8%

7.6%

5–17

7.3%

2.6%

2.4%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$91,445

State Senate District 19 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State Senate District 19$91,445

Connecticut$95,781

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

10.4%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1813.6%

Working age (18–64)9.6%

Seniors (65+)9.0%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

78.6%

speak English only

Spanish11.3%

Other Indo-European6.2%

Asian & Pacific Islander2.7%

Other languages1.2%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

40.4%

Other Christian

9.5%

Mainline Protestant

6.3%

Non-Christian

4.1%

Baptist

4.1%

Methodist

2.0%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.8%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 31.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a D+44.4 presidential margin, this district ranks among the most heavily Democratic in the state, a pattern typical of dense, urban constituencies where concentrated demographics consistently produce outsized margins.

The Democratic margin in Connecticut 19th State Senate District reached its widest at forty-three points in 1964. The margin in 2024 was seventeen points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $91,445, a 67% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 239,110 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 19, Connecticut vote in 2024?

In 2024, State Senate District 19, Connecticut voted Democratic by 17.1 points (D+17), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 118,193 votes cast, 68,177 went Democratic and 47,960 went Republican.

What is State Senate District 19, Connecticut's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State Senate District 19, 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 19, Connecticut last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 19, Connecticut voted Republican was 1984.

How many people live in State Senate District 19, Connecticut?

State Senate District 19, Connecticut has a population of 239,110 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 19, Connecticut?

Median household income in State Senate District 19, Connecticut is $91,445 — above the national median of $80,734. The Connecticut state median is $95,781.

What is the political history of State Senate District 19, Connecticut?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 19, 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 19th State Senate District has voted Democratic in ten straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

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