| Elections in Connecticut |
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| Year | Republican / Whig | Democratic | Third party(ies) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
| 2020 | 715,311 | 39.21% | 1,080,831 | 59.24% | 28,314 | 1.55% |
| 2016 | 673,215 | 40.93% | 897,572 | 54.57% | 74,133 | 4.51% |
| 2012 | 634,899 | 40.72% | 905,109 | 58.06% | 18,985 | 1.22% |
| 2008 | 629,428 | 38.22% | 997,773 | 60.59% | 19,592 | 1.19% |
| 2004 | 693,826 | 43.95% | 857,488 | 54.31% | 27,455 | 1.74% |
| 2000 | 561,094 | 38.44% | 816,015 | 55.91% | 82,416 | 5.65% |
| 1996 | 483,109 | 34.69% | 735,740 | 52.83% | 173,765 | 12.48% |
| 1992 | 578,313 | 35.78% | 682,318 | 42.21% | 355,701 | 22.01% |
| 1988 | 750,241 | 51.98% | 676,584 | 46.87% | 16,569 | 1.15% |
| 1984 | 890,877 | 60.73% | 569,597 | 38.83% | 6,426 | 0.44% |
| 1980 | 677,210 | 48.16% | 541,732 | 38.52% | 187,343 | 13.32% |
| 1976 | 719,261 | 52.06% | 647,895 | 46.90% | 14,370 | 1.04% |
| 1972 | 810,763 | 58.57% | 555,498 | 40.13% | 18,016 | 1.30% |
| 1968 | 556,721 | 44.32% | 621,561 | 49.48% | 77,950 | 6.21% |
| 1964 | 390,996 | 32.09% | 826,269 | 67.81% | 1,313 | 0.11% |
| 1960 | 565,813 | 46.27% | 657,055 | 53.73% | 15 | 0.00% |
| 1956 | 711,837 | 63.72% | 405,079 | 36.26% | 205 | 0.02% |
| 1952 | 611,012 | 55.70% | 481,649 | 43.91% | 4,250 | 0.39% |
| 1948 | 437,754 | 49.55% | 423,297 | 47.91% | 22,467 | 2.54% |
| 1944 | 390,527 | 46.94% | 435,146 | 52.30% | 6,317 | 0.76% |
| 1940 | 361,819 | 46.30% | 417,621 | 53.44% | 2,062 | 0.26% |
| 1936 | 278,685 | 40.35% | 382,129 | 55.32% | 29,909 | 4.33% |
| 1932 | 288,420 | 48.54% | 281,632 | 47.40% | 24,131 | 4.06% |
| 1928 | 296,641 | 53.63% | 252,085 | 45.57% | 4,398 | 0.80% |
| 1924 | 246,322 | 61.54% | 110,184 | 27.53% | 43,789 | 10.94% |
| 1920 | 229,238 | 62.72% | 120,721 | 33.03% | 15,559 | 4.26% |
| 1916 | 106,514 | 49.80% | 99,786 | 46.66% | 7,574 | 3.54% |
| 1912 | 68,324 | 35.88% | 74,561 | 39.16% | 47,519 | 24.96% |
| 1908 | 112,915 | 59.43% | 68,255 | 35.92% | 8,833 | 4.65% |
| 1904 | 111,089 | 58.12% | 72,909 | 38.15% | 7,130 | 3.73% |
| 1900 | 102,572 | 56.92% | 74,014 | 41.07% | 3,609 | 2.00% |
| 1896 | 110,285 | 63.24% | 56,740 | 32.54% | 7,365 | 4.22% |
| 1892 | 77,032 | 46.80% | 82,395 | 50.06% | 5,168 | 3.14% |
| 1888 | 74,584 | 48.44% | 74,920 | 48.66% | 4,474 | 2.91% |
| 1884 | 65,898 | 48.01% | 67,182 | 48.95% | 4,177 | 3.04% |
| 1880 | 67,071 | 50.51% | 64,411 | 48.50% | 1,316 | 0.99% |
| 1876 | 59,033 | 48.33% | 61,927 | 50.70% | 1,174 | 0.96% |
| 1872 | 50,314 | 52.41% | 45,695 | 47.59% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1868 | 50,788 | 51.49% | 47,844 | 48.51% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1864 | 44,693 | 51.38% | 42,288 | 48.62% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1860 | 43,486 | 53.86% | 17,364 | 21.50% | 19,895 | 24.64% |
| 1856 | 42,717 | 53.18% | 34,997 | 43.57% | 2,615 | 3.26% |
| 1852 | 30,359 | 45.46% | 33,249 | 49.79% | 3,173 | 4.75% |
| 1848 | 30,318 | 48.59% | 27,051 | 43.35% | 5,029 | 8.06% |
| 1844 | 32,832 | 50.81% | 29,841 | 46.18% | 1,943 | 3.01% |
| 1840 | 31,598 | 55.55% | 25,281 | 44.45% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1836 | 18,799 | 49.35% | 19,294 | 50.65% | 0 | 0.00% |
Various kinds of elections in Connecticut occurs annually in each of the state's cities and towns, the exact type of which is dependent on the year. Elections for federal and statewide offices occur in even-numbered years, while municipal elections occur in odd-numbered ones. The office of the Connecticut Secretary of State oversees the election process, including voting and vote counting.[2] In a 2020 study, Connecticut was ranked as the 20th easiest state for citizens to vote in.[3]
Historically, Connecticut was a bastion of Republicanism, although this was typically a liberal "Yankee" brand of the Republican Party. From the Civil War to the 1990s, the state voted Republican all but nine times on the presidential level. It only voted Democratic in the elections of 1876, 1888, 1912, 1936, 1940, 1944, 1960, 1964, and 1968. However, since the 1992 election, the state has voted Democratic every time, and since 1996, it has been by double-digit margins. [4]
However, Democrats have controlled the state legislature for all but 13 years since 1959 and have held both Senate seats since 1989, as no Republican has won a Senate seat in the state since 1982. Every seat in the House of Representatives is held by a Democrat, with the last Republican having lost in 2008. That election marked the first time since the 1850s that no Republican represented Connecticut or any state in New England region in the House.[5][6]
- ^ Leip, David. "Presidential General Election Results Comparison – Connecticut". US Election Atlas. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
- ^ Dionne Searcey (October 1, 2020), "When Your Job Is to Make Sure Nov. 3 Isn't a Disaster", Nytimes.com
- ^ J. Pomante II, Michael; Li, Quan (December 15, 2020). "Cost of Voting in the American States: 2020". Election Law Journal: Rules, Politics, and Policy. 19 (4): 503–509. doi:10.1089/elj.2020.0666. S2CID 225139517.
- ^ "Connecticut Presidential Election Voting History - 270toWin".
- ^ Susan Haigh (November 9, 2008). "G.O.P. a Dying Breed in New England". USA Today. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
- ^ Jon Lender & Mark Pazniokas (November 5, 2008). "Jim Himes Defeats Christopher Shays in 4th District". The Hartford Courant. Retrieved April 18, 2014.