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Hartford County, Connecticut presidential election results

In 2020 Joseph R. Biden won Hartford County by 27.7 points, out of 449,336 votes for president.

Windham (no county figures)Tolland (no county figures)Hartford County: Joseph R. Biden +27.7Middlesex (no county figures)Litchfield (no county figures)Fairfield (no county figures)New London (no county figures)New Haven (no county figures)
D+40R+40D+20R+202000: D+25.520002004: D+19.220042008: D+31.520082016: D+22.720162020: D+27.72020
Hartford County margin: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

2020

Connecticut 2020
TicketVotesShareBar
Joseph R. Biden DEM283,36863.1%
Donald J. Trump REP159,02435.4%
All other candidates6,9441.5%
Total449,336

Hartford County was D+27.7 against D+20.0 statewide, 7.7 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 DEM240,40359.1%
Donald J. Trump REP148,17336.4%
All other candidates18,2884.5%
Total406,864

Hartford County was D+22.7 against D+13.6 statewide, 9.1 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 DEM268,30165.2%
John McCain REP138,71633.7%
All other candidates4,7681.2%
Total411,785

Hartford County was D+31.5 against D+22.4 statewide, 9.1 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)

2004

Connecticut 2004
TicketVotesShareBar
John Kerry DEM229,90258.7%
George W. Bush REP154,91939.5%
All other candidates6,9871.8%
Total391,808

Hartford County was D+19.2 against D+10.4 statewide, 8.8 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)

2000

Connecticut 2000
TicketVotesShareBar
Albert Gore, Jr. DEM221,16760.2%
George W. Bush REP127,46834.7%
All other candidates18,9215.1%
Total367,556

Hartford County was D+25.5 against D+17.5 statewide, 8.0 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)

Questions and answers

Who won Hartford County, Connecticut in 2020?

Joseph R. Biden won Hartford County by 27.7 points, out of 449,336 votes counted for president.

Is Hartford County Republican or Democratic?

Presidential results: 2020: Democratic by 27.7 points; 2016: Democratic by 22.7 points; 2008: Democratic by 31.5 points; 2004: Democratic by 19.2 points; 2000: Democratic by 25.5 points.

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

In 2020 it was 7.7 points more Democratic than the state as a whole (Democratic by 27.7 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