| CONNECTICUT | 7 Electoral Votes |
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(Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Secretary of State)
Connecticut has: 8 counties and 169 towns. Largest counties: Fairfield, Hartford, New Haven. Largest cities: Bridgeport, Hartford, New Haven, Stamford, Waterbury. Government
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State of Connecticut Secretary of State CT Dem. State Central
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Registration. > 21,926 EDR issued; 21,873 counted. Absentee ballot applications were sent to every registered voter and included a postage-paid return envelope. 665,597 absentee ballots received; 659,370 counted. 35.43% of votes cast were absentee ballot. |
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Overview: Connecticut's electoral
votes ended up in the Democratic column as they have
for every presidential election since 1992.
Biden won with a margin of 366,114 votes (20.07
percentage points), carrying all counties except
Litchfield and Windham. [CTSOS] BALLOT [PDF] |
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| Democrats 75 Delegates: 40 District, 14 At-Large, 6 PLEO, 15 Unpledged. |
Republicans
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| 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 |
| Clinton 42.21% |
Clinton 52.83% |
Gore 55.91% |
Kerry 54.31% |
Obama 60.69% |
Obama 58.06% |
Clinton 54.57% |
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Eligible Population*:
2,572,337. VEP Highest Office Turnout Rate: 63.9%. Registration: 2,178,169. > There is Election Day registration for those who meet the elibility requirements. |
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Overview: The last Republican
presidential candidate to carry Connecticut was
George H.W. Bush in 1988, and that did not change in
2016, as the Clinton/Kaine ticket won with a margin
of 224,357 votes (13.64 percentage points). In terms of visits, Donald Trump did an event at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield on Aug. 13. For the Democrats Connecticut was a fundraising stop. Hillary Clinton did a fundraiser in Greenwich on Aug. 15, Tim Kaine did one in Middle Haddam on Oct. 25, and Bill Clinton did fundraisers in Warren, New Preston and Greenwich on Oct. 10. Jill Stein spoke at Central Connecticut State University in New Britain on Sept. 22. The campaign of Gary Johnson gained a bit of attention in late Sept. 2016 with the announcement of actress Melissa Joan Hart as Connecticut state chair. [SOS] BALLOT [PDF] |
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Population*: 2,558,470. VEP Highest Office Turnout Rate: 60.9%. Registration: Rep. 430,564 (20.60%) Dem. 768,176 (36.75%) Minor 18,960 Unaff. 872,839 (41.75%) ...Total 2,090,539. Voter Registration Deadline: Mail-In - Oct. 23, 2012. In-Person - Oct. 30, 2012 . Number of absentee ballots counted: 148,745 (additional 3,211 received but rejected). |
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2008 Overview Connecticut was very much in the blue column and did not see much of the presidential campaign other than as a fundraising stop: Obama (Stamford and Westport on Aug. 6), Biden (Kent on Oct. 13), Romney (Greenwich on May 20) and Paul Ryan (West Hartford, Darien and Greenwich on Sept. 30); Romney and wife Ann also made stops before the April 24 primary. Additionally Libertarian VP nominee Jim Gray appeared at the University of Connecticut on Sept. 20. The Obama ticket achieved a margin of 270,191 votes (17.33 percentage points), carrying all counties except Litchfield. Obama | (Romney) BALLOT [PDF] |
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Population*:
2,451,296. VEP Highest Office Turnout Rate: 67.2%. Registration: Rep. 427,110 (20.34%) Dem. 780,338 (37.17%) Minor 7,550 Unaff. 884,023 (42.12%) ...Total 2,099,021. "Between January 1, 2008 and the October 28, 2008 voter registration deadline more than 300,000 Connecticut new voters registered, including more than 130,000 young voters between the ages of 18 and 29." |
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2008 Overview As expected, Obama/Biden handily won Connecticut amassing a margin of 372,121 votes (22.56 percentage points). Note that Democrats strengthened their registration advantage between the Feb. 5 primary and the general election; the number of registered Democrats increased by 104,775 compared to 18,364 for the Republicans (Democratic advantage from 13.92 percentage points to 16.83 percentage points). Obama/Allies | McCain/Allies | Nader |
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Eligible Population*:
2,429,634. VEP Highest Office Turnout Rate: 65.0%. Absentee ballots received: 144,582 ...less 2,787 rejected Absentee ballots counted: 141,698 Registration: Rep. 438,554 (22.04%) Dem. 670,356 (33.69%) Minor 4,465 Unaff. 876,538 (44.05%) ...Total 1,989,913. Registration Deadline: Oct. 19, 2004. |
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2004 Overview Kerry-Edwards won with a margin of 163,662 votes (10.36 percentage points). Kerry finished ahead in all counties except Litchfield and in 107 towns to 61 for Bush and 1 tied. General Election Details |
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2,357,687. VEP Highest Office Turnout Rate: 61.9%. Registration: Rep. 452,654 (24.15%) Dem. 643,822 (34.35%) Minor 4,164 Unaff. 773,605 (41.28%) ....Total 1,874,245.
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2000
Overview Sen. Lieberman won twice in his home state. The Gore-Lieberman ticket prevailed with a margin of 254,921 votes (17.47 percentage points) over Bush-Cheney, and voters handily re-elected him to the U.S. Senate. Ralph Nader, who hails from Winsted, managed just a 4.42% showing. Republicans picked up a U.S. House seat as challenger Rob Simmons narrowly defeated ten-term incumbent Democrat Rep. Sam Gejdenson in the 2nd Congressional District (Groton-New London). General Election Activity |
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