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Fairfield County, Connecticut presidential election results

In 2020 Joseph R. Biden won Fairfield County by 27.2 points, out of 472,990 votes for president.

Windham (no county figures)Tolland (no county figures)Hartford (no county figures)Middlesex (no county figures)Litchfield (no county figures)Fairfield County: Joseph R. Biden +27.2New London (no county figures)New Haven (no county figures)
D+30R+30D+15R+152000: D+9.220002004: D+4.120042008: D+18.120082016: D+19.920162020: D+27.22020
Fairfield County margin: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

2020

Connecticut 2020
TicketVotesShareBar
Joseph R. Biden DEM297,50562.9%
Donald J. Trump REP169,03935.7%
All other candidates6,4461.4%
Total472,990

Fairfield County was D+27.2 against D+20.0 statewide, 7.2 points more Democratic than the state.

Source: County results compiled by Tony McGovern from news-media election-night tallies (Fox News, Politico, The New York Times); not a certified state document

2016

Connecticut 2016
TicketVotesShareBar
Hillary Clinton DEM243,85257.9%
Donald J. Trump REP160,07738.0%
All other candidates17,2804.1%
Total421,209

Fairfield County was D+19.9 against D+13.6 statewide, 6.3 points more Democratic than the state.

Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records)

2008

Connecticut 2008
TicketVotesShareBar
Barack Obama DEM241,32058.7%
John McCain REP166,84540.6%
All other candidates2,9310.7%
Total411,096

Fairfield County was D+18.1 against D+22.4 statewide, 4.3 points more Republican than the state.

Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records)

2004

Connecticut 2004
TicketVotesShareBar
John Kerry DEM205,90251.4%
George W. Bush REP189,60547.3%
All other candidates5,4601.4%
Total400,967

Fairfield County was D+4.1 against D+10.4 statewide, 6.3 points more Republican than the state.

Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records)

2000

Connecticut 2000
TicketVotesShareBar
Albert Gore, Jr. DEM193,76952.3%
George W. Bush REP159,65943.1%
All other candidates16,8614.6%
Total370,289

Fairfield County was D+9.2 against D+17.5 statewide, 8.3 points more Republican than the state.

Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records)

Questions and answers

Who won Fairfield County, Connecticut in 2020?

Joseph R. Biden won Fairfield County by 27.2 points, out of 472,990 votes counted for president.

Is Fairfield County Republican or Democratic?

Presidential results: 2020: Democratic by 27.2 points; 2016: Democratic by 19.9 points; 2008: Democratic by 18.1 points; 2004: Democratic by 4.1 points; 2000: Democratic by 9.2 points.

How does Fairfield County vote compared with the rest of Connecticut?

In 2020 it was 7.2 points more Democratic than the state as a whole (Democratic by 27.2 points against Democratic by 20.0 points statewide).

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