Connecticut presidential election results and history

Connecticut has voted in 51 presidential elections in this record and backed the national winner in 36 of the 51 with a recorded winner (71%).

Current members of Congress from Connecticut (7)

Richard Blumenthal Senator · Democrat
Christopher Murphy Senator · Democrat
John B. Larson District 1 · Democrat
Joe Courtney District 2 · Democrat
Rosa L. DeLauro District 3 · Democrat
James A. Himes District 4 · Democrat
Jahana Hayes District 5 · Democrat

Latest (2024): Kamala Harris14.5 pts
Electoral votes: 7
Republican wins: 23
Democratic wins: 22

Connecticut, Republican vs Democratic margin since 1856: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

Counties in 2024

Full 2024 results

Every presidential election in Connecticut

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Year	Carried by	Share	Runner-up	Margin	EV	Votes counted	National winner
2024	Kamala Harris	56.4%	Donald J. Trump	14.5	7	1,759,010	Donald J. Trump ✗
2020	Joseph R. Biden	59.2%	Donald J. Trump	20.0	7	1,824,280	Joseph R. Biden ✓
2016	Hillary Clinton	54.6%	Donald J. Trump	13.6	7	1,644,920	Donald J. Trump ✗
2012	Barack Obama	58.1%	Mitt Romney	17.3	7	1,558,960	Barack Obama ✓
2008	Barack Obama	60.6%	John McCain	22.4	7	1,646,792	Barack Obama ✓
2004	John Kerry	54.3%	George W. Bush	10.4	7	1,578,769	George W. Bush ✗
2000	Albert Gore, Jr.	55.9%	George W. Bush	17.5	8	1,459,525	George W. Bush ✗
1996	William J. Clinton	52.8%	Robert Dole	18.1	8	1,392,614	William J. Clinton ✓
1992	William J. Clinton	42.2%	George H. W. Bush	6.4	8	1,616,332	William J. Clinton ✓
1988	George H. W. Bush	52.0%	Michael Dukakis	5.1	8	1,443,394	George H. W. Bush ✓
1984	Ronald Reagan	60.7%	Walter Mondale	21.9	8	1,466,900	Ronald Reagan ✓
1980	Ronald Reagan	48.2%	Jimmy Carter	9.6	8	1,406,285	Ronald Reagan ✓
1976	Gerald R. Ford	52.1%	Jimmy Carter	5.2	8	1,381,526	Jimmy Carter ✗
1972	Richard M. Nixon	58.6%	George McGovern	18.4	8	1,384,277	Richard M. Nixon ✓
1968	Hubert Humphrey	49.5%	Richard M. Nixon	5.2	8	1,256,232	Richard M. Nixon ✗
1964	Lyndon B. Johnson	67.8%	Barry Goldwater	35.7	8	1,218,578	Lyndon B. Johnson ✓
1960	John F. Kennedy	53.7%	Richard M. Nixon	7.5	8	1,222,883	John F. Kennedy ✓
1956	Dwight D. Eisenhower	63.7%	Adlai Stevenson	27.5	8	1,117,121	Dwight D. Eisenhower ✓
1952	Dwight D. Eisenhower	55.7%	Adlai Stevenson	11.8	8	1,096,911	Dwight D. Eisenhower ✓
1948	Thomas E. Dewey	49.5%	Harry S Truman	1.6	8	883,518	Harry S Truman ✗
1944	Franklin D. Roosevelt	52.3%	Thomas E. Dewey	5.4	8	831,990	Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓
1940	Franklin D. Roosevelt	53.4%	Wendell L. Willkie	7.1	8	781,502	Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓
1936	Franklin D. Roosevelt	55.3%	Alfred M. Landon	15.0	8	690,723	Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓
1932	Herbert Hoover	48.5%	Franklin D. Roosevelt	1.1	8	594,183	Franklin D. Roosevelt ✗
1928	Herbert Hoover	53.6%	Alfred E. Smith	8.1	7	553,118	Herbert Hoover ✓
1924	Calvin Coolidge	61.5%	John W. Davis	34.0	7	400,396	Calvin Coolidge ✓
1920	Warren G. Harding	62.7%	James M. Cox	29.7	7	365,518	Warren G. Harding ✓
1916	Charles E. Hughes	49.8%	Woodrow Wilson	3.2	7	213,874	Woodrow Wilson ✗
1912	Woodrow Wilson	39.2%	William Howard Taft	3.3	7	190,404	Woodrow Wilson ✓
1908	William Howard Taft	59.4%	William Jennings Bryan	23.5	7	189,903	William Howard Taft ✓
1904	Theodore Roosevelt	58.1%	Alton B. Parker	20.0	7	191,136	Theodore Roosevelt ✓
1900	William McKinley	56.9%	William Jennings Bryan	15.9	6	180,195	William McKinley ✓
1896	William McKinley	63.2%	William Jennings Bryan	30.7	6	174,394	William McKinley ✓
1892	Grover Cleveland	50.1%	Benjamin Harrison	3.3	6	164,593	Grover Cleveland ✓
1888	Grover Cleveland	48.7%	Benjamin Harrison	0.2	6	153,978	Benjamin Harrison ✗
1884	Grover Cleveland	48.9%	James G. Blaine	0.9	6	137,221	Grover Cleveland ✓
1880	James A. Garfield	50.5%	Winfield S. Hancock	2.0	6	132,798	James A. Garfield ✓
1876	Samuel Tilden	50.7%	Rutherford B. Hayes	2.4	6	122,134	Rutherford B. Hayes ✗
1872	Ulysses S. Grant	52.4%	Horace Greeley	4.8	6	95,992	Ulysses S. Grant ✓
1868	Ulysses S. Grant	51.5%	Horatio Seymour	3.1	6	98,570	Ulysses S. Grant ✓
1864	Abraham Lincoln	51.4%	George McClellan	2.8	6	86,958	Abraham Lincoln ✓
1860	Abraham Lincoln	53.9%	Stephen Douglas	32.4	6	80,745	Abraham Lincoln ✓
1856	John C. Fremont	53.2%	James Buchanan	9.6	6	80,360	James Buchanan ✗
1852	Franklin Pierce	49.8%	Winfield Scott	4.3	6	66,781	Franklin Pierce ✓
1848	Zachary Taylor	48.6%	Lewis Cass	5.2	6	62,398	Zachary Taylor ✓
1844	Henry Clay	50.8%	James K. Polk	4.6	6	64,616	James K. Polk ✗
1840	William Henry Harrison	55.6%	Martin Van Buren	11.1	8	56,879	William Henry Harrison ✓
1836	Martin Van Buren	50.6%	William Henry Harrison	1.3	8	38,093	Martin Van Buren ✓
1832	Henry Clay	55.3%	Andrew Jackson	21.0	8	32,833	Andrew Jackson ✗
1828	John Quincy Adams	71.4%	Andrew Jackson	48.4	8	19,378	Andrew Jackson ✗
1824	John Quincy Adams	70.4%	William H. Crawford	51.9	8	10,647	John Quincy Adams ✓

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Questions and answers

How has Connecticut voted in recent presidential elections?

2024: Kamala Harris by 14.5 points; 2020: Joseph R. Biden by 20.0 points; 2016: Hillary Clinton by 13.6 points; 2012: Barack Obama by 17.3 points; 2008: Barack Obama by 22.4 points.

When did Connecticut last vote Democratic for president?

In 2024, for Kamala Harris.

When did Connecticut last vote Republican for president?

In 1988, for George H. W. Bush.

How often does Connecticut vote for the winning presidential candidate?

Connecticut backed the national winner in 36 of 51 elections in this record (71%).

Is Connecticut a swing state?

Not usually. It leans clearly to one party: in 2012, 2016, 2020 and 2024 its margins were Democratic by 17.3 points, Democratic by 13.6 points, Democratic by 20.0 points and Democratic by 14.5 points.

Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data